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NeighborhoodCentral Business District
HoursThu varies by event, Fri-Sat 22:00-04:00, Sun varies by event. Closed Mon-Wed.
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Tip: Tickets via the venue calendar; the main room runs late on Friday and Saturday with rotating themed nights and a cover charge at the door.

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Address: 1228 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70113

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Preservation Hall ★ 4.9

$$ French QuarterDaily 17:00, 20:00, 21:00 sets.

Preservation Hall on St Peter Street has run traditional New Orleans jazz nightly since 1961, with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band leading short.

TipThree sets a night, around 17:00, 20:00 and 21:00. Tickets via the box office sell out; the $50 reserved seats save you from standing-room.

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro ★ 4.8

$$$ MarignyMon-Thu 17:00-22:00 dining, 19:30 and 21:30 sets, Fri-Sat 17:00-23:00 dining, 19:30 and 21:30 sets, Sun 17:00-22:00 dining, 19:30 and 21:30 sets.

Snug Harbor on Frenchmen is the sit-down jazz room of the Marigny, with two sets a night in a renovated 1800s storefront and Ellis Marsalis Trio holding.

TipTwo nightly sets at 19:30 and 21:30. Book a music room ticket online; the bistro side seats walk-ins for Creole dinner before the show.

The Spotted Cat Music Club ★ 4.6

$$ MarignyDaily 14:00-02:00.

The Spotted Cat on Frenchmen Street is the standing-room jazz, blues and gypsy-swing room that runs three sets a day, no cover at the door and a single-bill.

TipNo cover but a one-drink minimum per set. The afternoon set around 14:00 is the easier walk-in; the 22:00 set fills the room standing.

d.b.a. ★ 4.7

$$ MarignyMon-Fri 18:00-01:00, Sat 14:00-01:00, Sun 18:00-01:00.

d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street pairs a 60-tap craft beer and bourbon programme with a back-room stage that runs the Treme Brass Band, Walter Wolfman Washington.

TipCover usually $10 to $20 paid at the door for the back room. Saturdays open at 14:00; the Glen David Andrews and Treme Brass Band sets are the headliners.

Tipitina's ★ 4.8

$$ UptownMon-Thu varies by show, Fri 21:00 free Friday concert series, Sat-Sun varies by show.

Tipitina's at Napoleon and Tchoupitoulas has anchored Uptown live music since 1977, named for the Professor Longhair song and now musician-owned by Galactic.

TipFree Friday concerts every week with local headliners. Buy ticketed shows in advance via the venue site; show floor is general admission.

Maple Leaf Bar ★ 4.7

$$ Carrollton / RiverbendMon varies by show, Tue Rebirth Brass Band residency, Wed-Sun varies by show.

Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street has hosted the Rebirth Brass Band's Tuesday-night residency for over thirty years, a packed back room that ends.

TipGet in line by 22:00 for the Rebirth Tuesday; cash at the door. The pressed-tin ceiling and pat o'briens dim glow keep the heat in.

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