Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
Intimate storefront jazz room where the city's working musicians hold weekly stage residencies.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans centers on the pianist and teacher Ellis Marsalis, who made a Friday-night bench in this old storefront his own from the early nineteen eighties. You'll hear about the three-room building, how Hurricane Katrina disrupted the club in 2005, and the musical families who hold other nights on its calendar. Best heard on the way in, before you find your seat.
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