From the New Orleans Jazz History Lafayette Square and Business District Walking Tour brochure: “1040 St. Charles Ave. Built in 1920-22 by the Grunewald family and designed by Toledano, Wogan, & Bernard, this hotel featured a popular roof garden. Monk Hazel’s Bienville Roof Orchestra was the house band in the late 1920’s. Bandleader and cornetist Hazel hired Sharkey Bonano as cornetist for the famous recordings. The roof garden is still visible.” ...
Big 25
Storyville jazz club: West side of Franklin between Canal & Iberville Map at: http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm ...
Big Alcide Landry’s
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.” ...
Black Cat
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.” ...
Black Orchid
French Quarter/Tango Belt jazz club ...
Blue Room
Located in the Roosevelt Hotel- back of postcard: “The South’s finest dinner and supper dancing room. Music by the nation’s leading dance bands. Superb floor show twice nightly presenting outstanding entertainment. Cocktail Dansant every Saturday and Sunday.” ...
Brass Rail
1950s R&B venue: West corner of Franklin & Canal: Map at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm Matchbook cover: The Brass Rail 1316 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA Air conditioned Genuine Drinks Imported and domestic Wines and Liquors We deliver ...
Brick House
Wild honky tonk near the Gretna ferry landing- Louis Armstrong met his first wife there ...
Brown Derby
Jazz club: South corner of St. Ann & Villere: Map at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm ...
Butzie Fernandez’s
1900s era French Quarter Jazz club on south side of Iberville between N. Rampart & Burgundy: across from Fern Dancehall Map at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm ...