Tremé / Lafitte in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Charles "Buddy" Bolden

September 6, 1877 - November 4, 1931

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 3, 2025

1. Charles "Buddy" Bolden Marker

Inscription.
This legendary cornet player is often credited as the earliest jazz musician and band leader. In dance halls and street parades, Bolden was among the first to improvise popular music using the black blues and hymn vocal style on a horn. He is remembered as the "First King of Jazz".

Sculptor: Kimberly Dummons.
Dedicated April, 2010.
This sculpture was generously funded by the Edward Wisner Donation.

Erected 2010 by The Edward Wisner Donation.

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

Location. 29° 57.737′ N, 90° 4.097′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Tremé / Lafitte. It is on North Rampart Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 835 N Rampart St, New Orleans LA 70116, 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

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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 within walking distance of this marker: Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong (within shouting distance of this marker); Allison "Big Chief Tootie" Montana (within shouting distance of this marker); Congo Square (within shouting distance of this marker); New Orleans Marching Brass Band (within shouting distance of this marker); Sidney Joseph Bechet (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mahalia Jackson (about 300 feet away); Sicilian Immigration to Louisiana / 1891 Massacre and Lynching of Italians (about 400 feet away); J&M Recording Studio (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

More about this marker. Located in the Louis Armstong Memorial Park

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 3, 2025

2. Charles "Buddy" Bolden Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.