With the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival winding down on May 6^th, many of the attendees can reflect on the outstanding event that celebrates jazz music and its culture. But despite the festival ending, jazz music never ends in New Orleans. In fact, it all began in New Orleans, so if jazz ever does end, it will end in New Orleans. If you missed out on the New Orleans Jazz Fest, you needn’t worry, because there is plenty of live jazz nightly to entertain you whenever you’re in the city. The best limo service in New Orleans, Limo Livery can transport you to any of the best jazz establishments.

The predecessor to jazz was ragtime music, which developed over a 25-year period beginning around 1890. The most influential ragtime composer was Scott Joplin who penned ragtime favorites such as “Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer,” the latter which gained greater prominence as the theme song for the Oscar winning movie, The Sting.

By the time the 20^th century began, jazz emerged with derivations of other types of music during the day, including folk, popular and classical. The music in New Orleans evolved out of a combination of African and European music and the first significant performer to combine ragtime with a New Orleans style was Buddy Bolden. Another early jazz pioneer was Jelly Roll Morton, who is considered by many historians as jazz music’s first arranger and published the first jazz recording, “Jelly Roll Blues” and the first recorded jazz song, “Livery Stable Blues” was performed by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917.

By the 1920s during the Prohibition era, jazz became a widely recognized art form and many well known jazz greats from New Orleans became very popular, including Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Kid Ory, and Joe Oliver. Over the following years, jazz evolved into many different styles that today’s jazz enthusiasts are likely to be familiar with: BeBop, Cool Jazz, Swing, Free Form and Jazz-Rock fusion.

There is so much more history and many fine New Orleans jazz establishments to be listed in a short blog but here is a just a sampling of some of the best in the city: Preservation Hall, Snug Harbor, French Quarter Bar, Fritzel’s and the Spotted Cat.

Fortunately for visitors, Limo Livery can give you chauffeured service to any of the listed clubs, in addition to an assortment of other places favored by residents and jazz enthusiasts. For the best limo service in New Orleans, you can trust in us to get you there to hear the best jazz music in the world.

The City of New Orleans is well known for its many music, food and arts festivals and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is definitely one of the best. Some of the biggest names in today’s music world are scheduled to appear at the Fairgrounds Race Course beginning April 27th and overall attendance is expected to be in the range of 400,000 visitors.

Because traffic is expected to be very heavy in New Orleans and shuttle buses will be crammed, it is recommended that you arrange your transportation in advance. If you are looking for a limo service in New Orleans, Limo Livery is well equipped to handle chauffeured service to the event despite the traffic nightmare. Even if you’re bringing along 10 of your friends, Limo Livery have the vans and buses to carry even the largest group of revelers coming to party. After serving New Orleans with quality limo transportaton for more than 25 years, you can also expect that Limo Livery will transport some of the featured artists for the festival that encompasses seven days of music, food and drink.

The festival, perhaps better known as simply the New Orleans Jazz Festival, is arguably the 2^nd most important event in New Orleans, next to Mardi Gras, unless of course, the New Orleans Saints find a way to make it back to the Super Bowl. While the free French Quarter Festival that just ended April 15^th grew a larger crowd, the New Orleans Jazz Fest offers a superior group of musical artists that will perform jazz, zydeco, gospel, blues and other popular forms of music.

This year’s impressive lineup of artists scheduled to appear include Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Foo Fighters, Jimmy Buffett, Florence and the Machine and the Zac Brown Band. Those musicians and groups only represent just a brief sampling at the New Orleans Jazz Festival and all told, there are over 115 world-class musical acts that will appear at the event that has previously hosted music legends such as Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and even the Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin.

Not only will be there be an eclectic array of musical acts, there will be contemporary crafts at the Louisiana Marketplace, cultural villages and oh, the incredibly delicious New Orleans food! From Cajun Jambalaya and Creole Stuffed Crab to Crawfish Étouffée and Okra Gumbo, you will have the luxury to choose from a huge assortment of food booths with the best types of food you can find in the State of Louisiana. But it’s not just Louisiana food you’ll find at the booths – there are also gyros, falafels, Cuban and BBQ chicken sandwiches, in addition to seafood tacos and spicy sushi. Just thinking of all the foods available will enjoy will likely make you salivate at the notion of trying a little of everything!

If you are staying in the French Quarter, the convention center or the central business district, please know that you will be miles away from the fairgrounds so efficient ground transportation is an absolute must.

So if you need ground transportation to one of the most important music and cultural events in New Orleans or if you require airport service to your hotel, you should make your reservations with a New Orleans limo service you can rely on to get to your destination in a timely manner and to avoid the hassles of driving through the expected congestion in and around the city. Call Limo Livery today for reservations!

 

If you are visiting New Orleans for the very first time, you may discover that some of the most acclaimed restaurants in the city aren’t within walking distance. While there is an abundance of fine restaurants in the popular French Quarter area, if you want to visit Emeril’s New Orleans Restaurant, Clancy’s or La Petite Grocery, it’s advisable that you use ground transportation. Limousine Livery can not only handle your airport service in New Orleans, they can also help you with special events such as throwing a party at the restaurant of your choice.

For more than 25 years, Limousine Livery has been serving corporate executives, professionals, families and others throughout the world. While in New Orleans many visitors can trust in the Limo Livery name for not only transportation, but also information about one of the best places in the world for fine dining.

Limo Livery also features an entertaining tour of the French Quarter, the Garden District and other important attractions that the city offers. Of course, no visit is complete without visiting the popular and world famous Bourbon Street, which isn’t just known for the scene of the fabulous Mardi Gras season that occurs each year. Many popular establishments are in the Bourbon Street neighborhood, in particular the historically important but impressively small Preservation Hall jazz venue, Pat O’Brien’s bar, the Gumbo Shop, the Bayona restaurant and an assortment of other interesting restaurants, nightclubs, and hotels.

Other attractions that will require ground transportation are Harrah’s New Orleans Casino, the Louisiana Superdome which you’ll likely pass by from the airport, and the New Orleans arena, home of the city’s NBA team, the Hornets and the site for many live music concerts featuring the top names in the business. The top universities in the city include Tulane University, University of New Orleans and Loyola University and are all far from the French Quarter, which means ground transportation is definitely a must.

So if you require ground transportation for airport transfers, limousine service and even tours of the Big Easy, trust in Limousine Livery and they’ll take all the hassle of traversing through an unfamiliar, yet exciting city along the Mississippi.

 

 

It’s not only festival season in New Orleans, but the perfect time to head out for an unforgettable picnic. New Orleans is one of those places that affords a number of locations to make your next family gathering or afternoon for two special. Depending where you decide to picnic you will a different number of amenities immediately available to you.

City Park

Not only is it one of the largest urban parks in the United States but it is also home to “ancient oaks” that provide wonderful cover for a traditional blanket and basket picnic. The Besthoff Sculpture Garden is another wonderful spot to waste the day away in style as well. Available to park goers is the one of a kind Peristyle, which is a large Neo-Classical structure with majestic Ionic columns and is one of City Park’s oldest structures. There are also two  rain or shine, shelters that are ideal locations for family reunions, group and corporate picnics. If you don’t want to worry about the food there is also City Park Catering available for all of your party needs. Staff can coordinate rentals of additional party items including tents, tables, chairs, children’s play equipment, dunking booths and snowball stands. Visit http://neworleanscitypark.com/picnics.html for more information.

 

Audubon Park

A favorite spot for college students, families and tourists this park offers oak trees, lagoons, and muliple green spaces. It is located near the French Quarter and was the site of the was the site of the World Cotton Centennial in 1884. After a nice picnic, check out the zoo and its 58 acres of animals in their natural habitats.

 

Woldenberg Park

This riverside located park features things such as sculpture as well as ample grassy spots and benches.The main stages of the French Quarter Festival are in the park. The April Festival features the best New Orleans musical performers and is a great pre-curser to Jazz Fest. There are also smaller, intimate concerts at the outdoor amphitheater throughout the year.

 

Jackson Square

Right in the middle of the French Quarter and located in front of St. Louis Cathedral you can picnic in one of the many grassy spots dotted around the area for a meal and people watching. You can also observe the numerous street artists and shop with local vendors.

Get out there and get picnicking today. Don’t miss anything that New Orleans has to offer! And give us a call to get you there!