New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park

The headquarters of the Jazz National Historic Park has educational music programs on most days of the week. Many of the park rangers are musicians and knowledgeable lecturers, and their presentations discuss musical developments, cultural changes, regional styles, myths, legends and musical techniques in relation to the broad subject of jazz. A nearby ‘Jazz Walk of Fame’ ambles by lamp posts dedicated to jazz greats. You can also pick up a self-guided audio walking tour of jazz sites in the Quarter at this office – the tour can be downloaded as MP3s or listened to on your phone. At some point (there have been several delays so far), the center is supposed to relocate to a permanent headquarters in Louis Armstrong Park.