Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Jazz
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015
1. Jazz Marker
has been called the birthplace of jazz.
It was a center of social clubs, saloons,
honky-tonks, bakeries, pawn shops,
and barber shops where the musicians
met during the early years
of the twentieth-century.
It was called Back-of-Town.
The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club
was located in this block
facing Perdido Street.
Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Jelly Roll
Morton, King Oliver, Bunk Johnson and
many others played in these clubs
as did Buddy Bolden who, with his band,
played a major role in the
development of jazz.
Erected by the Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.
Location. 29° 57.176′ N, 90° 4.512′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It can be reached from 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
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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 within walking distance of this marker: The Clarinet (a few steps from this marker); The Pythian Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rault Center High-Rise Fire of 1972 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hurricane Katrina Memorial (about 400 feet away); Louis Armstrong (about 600 feet away); One Time In New Orleans (about 700 feet away); Shell Building (about 800 feet away); Military Women's National Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015
2. Entrance to Holiday Inn - New Orleans
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015
3. Mural to left of marker on wall of hotel.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015
4. Mural to right of marker.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015
5. Clarinet mural painted on wall around the corner from marker.
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 1,073 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
