Frenchmen Street's live music clubs

Frenchmen Street runs through the Faubourg Marigny, just downriver from the French Quarter. Since the 1980s its three-block stretch has been where locals go for live music, with bands on most stages seven nights a week and more playing on the pavement outside. These three clubs split the street's sound between them: modern jazz in a seated music room, jazz and swing in a small bar with an ID check at the door, and funk and brass bands under a balcony.

Places in this collection

• Blue Nile — Blue Nile, at the upriver end of the strip, is one of the longest-running music clubs on Frenchmen. It books funk, soul, blues and brass ba…
• The Spotted Cat — Locals call it "The Cat". The bookings are jazz, blues and swing. The door policy is written down: one-drink minimum, 21 and over only, and…
• Snug Harbor — Snug Harbor fills three rooms of a renovated 1800s storefront between Royal and Chartres: a dining room, a bar, and a separate music room.…

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