New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz and great influencer of rock and rhthym and blues. The Original New Orleans Music Tours present to you the stories of the legendary musicians, bands, styles, cultures and locales. We believe Music Tours need music so we top the historic stories with short clips of the related original recordings. The most famous story is the Jazz story. Jazz begins in the 1700’s with the music of African and Cuban slaves. Musicians across three centuries add influences French opera, American blues and gospel spirituals. Each day we offer three distinct tours that share the big picture of the New Orleans sound - jazz, rock and r&b. ‘Satchmo Jazz’ tour puts the focus on Louis (Satchmo’) Armstrong and the inspired musicians of jazz. ‘Night on the Town’ is a guided visit to Frenchmen Street, today’s hot spot for local musicians and music lovers. Our professional Music Tour guides are passionate about the music of New Orleans and share it with enthusiasm.