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

New Orleans Marching Brass Band

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 3, 2025

1. New Orleans Marching Brass Band Marker

Inscription.
Just before 1900, local black marching bands began to improvise on rags, hymns, blues and European marches in a new style, later called "Jazz". Often the training ground for jazz greats, brass bands remain a popular fixture in social clubs, parades and jazz funerals. Their exciting music is often accompanied by a dance called "The Second Line".

Sculptor: Sheleen Jones-Adenle.
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° 57.7′ N, 90° 4.086′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Tremé / Lafitte. It is on Saint Ann Street near North Rampart Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1150 St Ann 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,

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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 within walking distance of this marker: Sidney Joseph Bechet (a few steps from this marker); Congo Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Allison "Big Chief Tootie" Montana (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles "Buddy" Bolden (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Congo Square (within shouting distance of this marker); First Recording Studio of Cosimo Matassa (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); J&M Recording Studio (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

More about this marker. Located in the Louis Armstrong Memorial

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 3, 2025

2. New Orleans Marching Brass Band Marker

Park

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 170 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.