New orleans music bar9/9/2023 Some times there are cover charges, sometimes not. You could walk there, or get your Uber to drop you off at Snug Harbor (home of legend jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis who plays on Friday nights) and work your way back down the street from here, popping into any bar that sounds like a bit of you.ĭrop into Three Muses and Spotted Cat too. Kermit Ruffins and me before the band played! For more great live music head to Frenchman Streetįor a whole lot of music all in the one place, the locals (and tourists in the know) head to Frenchmen Street just outside the French Quarter in the Faubourg Marigny district. The bar inside serves generous drinks and it’s all over by 9.30 – which is early for New Orleans! Kermit Ruffins playing at Mother in Law Lounge It’s $20 per person and they’ll come round and collect your money, then you just pay a tip for the beans and rice and also there were steaks cooking on a bbq. Be there by 7pm – we got there for 6.30 and got a couple of picnic tables together. It’s casual and fun and the seats are at picnic tables or old couches or rocking chairs. Out in the neighbourhood of Treme, virtually under the freeway bridge, jazz trumpeter and singer Kermit Ruffins owns a bar with a large courtyard out the back and every Monday night (when he’s in town) they serve beans and rice and he and his band, plus a few of his talented friends and family, take to the outdoor stage and play. I had a group of nine on this tour and we would all agree. This was my latest find – on my seventh visit to New Orleans! I’d read about it in a blog or in a magazine somewhere and honestly, it was the musical highlight of my latest visit. Kermit Ruffins Mother in Law Lounge The main entrance to Kermit’s Treme Mother in Law Lounge And once you’re done, pop next door to Pat O’Briens for a drink at the dueling piano bar. Preservation Hall is more of a room really and has been the home of jazz legends since the 1960s. Cushions on the floor take up the first 2 rows, then 2 rows of benches and it’s standing only in the back. They play 4x 45-minute concerts each night starting at 5pm, then on the hour, so if you miss the first one, you’ll get the next. If you don’t want to line up (and potentially miss out on a spot in the standing-room only room), book tickets online ($40-$50) and grab one of the two rows of bench seats for a much more comfortable experience. This is a cramped room with no sound system, just acoustic jazz played in four 45-minute concerts each night, where you can line up for tickets ($20) on a first come first served basis, but it’s absolutely worth it. Preservation HallĪmazing, authentic acoustic jazz at Preservation Hall Order a cheese platter and a couple of cocktails and enjoy the laid-back atmosphere of up and comers, old timers and musicians generally just loving what they do. No cover charge, and a really great vibe with low lighting and table service. But every night of the week live bands play at the Jazz Playhouse, just inside the lobby. Located on Bourbon Street, the Royal Sonesta hotel itself is stunning and elegant and I’d recommend you stay here if your wallet can handle it. In fact, I avoid most of them! Street musicians in the French Quarter Here are three must-visit venues for live jazz in New Orleans: Royal Sonesta Hotel Jazz Playhouse A different band plays each night, no cover, and this night Kermit Ruffins (see his bar below) crashed the stage and had a jam. Many bands play gigs for free in bars too and beer gardens and then there’s the nightlife… but at night you really do have to know where to go, as the live music in the bars on Bourbon Street barely scratch the surface. Bring a few $1 bills as they’re grateful for every dollar as you take your photos and videos. Walk through the French Quarter and you’ll see talented street musicians on so many corners, you could spend an entire day just taping your feet along with them.
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