Uptown/Carrollton in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Humphrey Residence

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 23, 2024

1. Humphrey Residence Marker

Inscription.
Willie James Humphrey (1900-1994) was a clarinetist and music teacher, lived here at 2315 Cadiz Street from 1954 to 1994. In Chicago he played with Freddie Keppard, George Filhe, and Joe “King” Oliver, and in New Orleans, with Amos Riley, Frankie Dusen, Zutty Singleton, and Kid Rena. In St. Louis he recorded and played with Dewey Jackson, and played the Streckfus Riverboats with Fate Marable. He was with Lucky Millinder & the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Henry “Red” Allen, the U.S. Naval Band in World War II, Steve Lewis, Louis Dumaine, Paul Barbarin, and The Eureka Brass Band. He was a regular at Preservation Hall in his own groups and “Sweet” Emma Band, Percy Humphrey’s Crescent City Joymakers, and Billie and Dede Pierce’s Band.

Erected by N.O. Jazz Commission Preservation Resource Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 29° 56.013′ N, 90° 6.306′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Uptown/Carrollton. It is on Cadiz Street south of LaSalle Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2315 Cadiz St, New Orleans LA 70115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Zimmermann Residence (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Valence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ramos Residence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Academy of the Sacred Heart (approx. half a mile away); Faubourg Bouligny (approx. half a mile away); Halfway Station (approx. half a mile away); Touro Synagogue (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gilbert Academy and New Orleans University (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Also see . . . N.O. Jazz page on Humphrey residence. (Submitted on November 23, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 23, 2024

2. Humphrey Residence Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.