From the New Orleans Jazz History Business District/Back o’ Town Walking Tour brochure: 1003 Decatur Street: “This cafe on the second floor above Roma’s Restaurant featured various bands during the 1930’s, including that of clarinetist Luke Schiro. His drummer was Joe Stephens, son of Jack Laine’s legendary drummer “Ragbaby” Stephens.” ...
Rosebowl
From the New Orleans Jazz History Decatur Street/ Vieux Carre Walking Tour brochure: “Originally the fashionable Ursuline Row designed by Gurlie and Guillot c.1831, the Decatur St. nightclub area came about because of the French Market, the demise of the Gallatin St. district, the derelict nature of the lower French Quarter in the early 1900s, and the closeness to the wharves. By the 1930’s the street had many bars and small dance halls with jazz bands. This club was one of that number.” ...
Saenger Theater
1111 Canal Street: From the New Orleans Jazz History Canal Street Walking Tour brochure: “The Saenger was designed as an ÒatmosphericÓ theater (with stars and clouds) by architect Emile Weil and opened in 1927. It still has its Robert-Morton organ and a rising orchestra pit for fifty musicians. Included in its various musical groups were trumpeters Johnny Dedroit, Mike Caplan and Louis Prima, banjoist, Steve Loyacano and clarinetist, Tony Parenti. Castro Carazo, who led the orchestra, later collaborated with Governor Huey P. Long on several compositions.” ...
San Jacinto Hall
On the south side of Dumaine between Robertson & Villere Map at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm 1957 photo of Dancers inside the San Jacinto hall is in the Ralston Crawford Jazz Photography collection at Tulane University http://cdm16313.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16313coll4/id/254 ...
Sands
From 60sgaragebands.com: Mid to late 1960s New Orleans club where local garage bands such as The Better Half Dozen played ...
SavoccaÕs_
1900s jazz club: North corner of S. Basin & PoydrasMap at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm ...
ScottiÕs_
pre- 1900s Jazz hall across from Black Storyville on north corner of S. Rampart & Perdido: opposite corner from Odd Fellow’s and Masonic Hall: Map at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm ...
SegrettoÕs_
pre 1900s Jazz hall in Black Storyville on west corner of S. Basin & Perdido: opposite corner from Rexach’s: Map at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm ...
Shadowland
African American club- Featured in the 1949 Negro Motorist Green Book: 1921 Washington Avenue ...
Shim Sham Club
1930s era French Quarter Jazz club on west side of Bourbon between Bienville & Iberville: across from 1940s R&B club Sho Bar: Map at: http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm ...