Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

The Clarinet

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

1. The Clarinet Marker

Inscription. Jazz scholars refer to this neighborhood as one of the original birthplaces of jazz. The early sounds of jazz emanated from music halls in this area frequented by Buddy Bolden and other jazz greats. In honor of this historic location, Louisiana artist Robert Dafford was commissioned to paint a series of jazz murals. The clarinet has been an integral part of New Orleans style jazz bands since the music's inception in the late 1890s. This modified "Albert System" model clarinet is similar to those favored by jazz musicians who played here.

Erected 1996.

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

Location. 29° 57.166′ N, 90° 4.515′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It is on Loyola Avenue 0.1 miles north of Perdido Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 330 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s

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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 within walking distance of this marker: Jazz (a few steps from this marker); The Pythian Temple (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Rault Center High-Rise Fire of 1972 (about 300 feet away); Hurricane Katrina Memorial (about 500 feet away); Louis Armstrong (about 700 feet away); One Time In New Orleans (about 700 feet away); Louisiana Spanish-American War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shell Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Robert Dafford. (Submitted on February 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Clarinet painted on the wall of the Holiday Inn-New Orleans. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

2. Clarinet painted on the wall of the Holiday Inn-New Orleans.

Marker on far left of hotel.

Muralist Robert Dafford image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Heironymous Rowe, March 28, 2010

3. Muralist Robert Dafford

Photo provided under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

Mural on side of Holiday Inn Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

4. Mural on side of Holiday Inn Hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,141 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.