Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Alvin Batiste

1932-2007

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 6, 2016

1. Alvin Batiste Marker

Inscription. Considered one of the founders of the modern jazz scene, Alvin Batiste was an avant garde jazz clarinetist and educator. He shared his wisdom and musicianship with numerous students through the Batiste Jazz Institute at Southern University in Baton Rouge where he taught music, jazz history, and the business of music. Practicing what he preached, Batiste enthralled audiences with his unrivaled talent and unsurpassed knowledge of his art. Batiste recorded with the AFO quintet in New Orleans, performed with Cannonball Adderley, and toured with Ray Charles in 1958.
Image courtesy of Lou Jones

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

Location. 30° 26.814′ N, 91° 11.261′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is at the intersection of St Louis Street and North Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on St Louis Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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 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: Frank Hayden (here, next to this marker); North Boulevard at St. Louis (here, next to this marker); Pioneers of the Bus Boycott (a few steps from this marker); Garner v. Louisiana

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Louisiana's Old State Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Oliver Pollock (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Early Gunsmith Shop (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 6, 2016

2. Alvin Batiste Marker

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 6, 2016

3. Alvin Batiste Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2016. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.