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New Orleans Music Tour
Spend five days in New Orleans with Chaz as your tour leader, staying in the French Quarter and tracing the city’s music from Tremé and Congo Square to Preservation Hall, Frenchmen Street and neighborhoods beyond the Quarter. The tour includes guided music history, three planned live-music admissions, a curated Frenchmen Street jazz hop, Louisiana food and time to recharge between evening sets. Choose our March or Halloween 2027 departure.
Walk through the places where African American and Creole communities shaped New Orleans music, then hear those connections in a live performance. A local music-history guide adds neighborhood perspective, while Chaz hosts the journey from the first welcome to the final morning.
Planned Itinerary
Arrive and settle into our French Quarter hotel, then meet Chaz and your fellow travelers for a welcome dinner and an introduction to the city’s musical geography. If arrival times allow, we’ll finish with an easy first live set nearby. We intentionally save the major ticketed performances for later in the tour so a delayed flight does not mean missing a headline experience.
Explore Tremé, Congo Square and the French Quarter with a local music-history guide, tracing the African American and Creole communities that shaped jazz and brass-band traditions. After lunch and an afternoon break, reconvene for an included evening of traditional New Orleans jazz. Our planned venue is Preservation Hall; if its 2027 schedule or ticket availability requires a change, we’ll use a comparable traditional-jazz venue.
Spend part of the day exploring brass-band and second-line traditions and the neighborhoods where they continue today. After time to recharge, Chaz will lead a curated Frenchmen Street jazz hop, moving between music rooms selected around that night’s musicians and the group’s pace. The goal is to hear more than one side of the city’s live scene without turning the evening into a checklist.
Go beyond the French Quarter through Uptown, the Garden District and Central City to connect the city’s rhythm-and-blues story with its broader musical life. Our plan is to include the historic Dew Drop Inn when access and programming align, or a comparable music-history stop if needed. After free time, gather for the included farewell dinner and a final evening in New Orleans.
Enjoy a relaxed final morning for coffee, shopping or one last walk before hotel checkout and departure. We keep the morning unscheduled so guests can choose flights that work for them.
Small-group departure limited to 8 participants.
March 25–29, 2027
October 29–November 2, 2027 (Halloween)
Music-focused cultural immersion in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Four nights at Hotel Monteleone, our planned French Quarter hotel, or a comparable centrally located property if availability changes. Shared-room and single-room options are available.
Your Host
Chaz Chambers
Chaz Chambers is a drummer, music educator and experienced tour leader. He hosts this New Orleans journey, connecting live performances with the city’s musical history and helping you make the most of each neighborhood.
Your Planned Tour Package
Admission to three selected live performances, including traditional New Orleans jazz and an evening exploring the Frenchmen Street music scene. Venues are selected for the music, atmosphere and departure dates; additional independent shows are optional.
Four breakfasts, a welcome dinner, a New Orleans po’boy lunch and a farewell dinner. Shared meals introduce Louisiana food traditions while leaving other meals free for your own restaurant discoveries.
Local transportation for the scheduled group itinerary, including outings beyond the French Quarter and planned group returns from included evening performances. Neighborhood walks remain part of the experience.
A locally guided exploration of the French Quarter, Tremé and Congo Square, connecting jazz, brass-band traditions and the communities behind the music. The itinerary also explores Uptown and the wider city’s musical history.
Stay four nights at Hotel Monteleone, our planned French Quarter hotel, or a comparable centrally located property if availability changes. Choose a shared room or request a single room; the final hotel and room category are confirmed in your departure documents.
Chaz’s suggestions help you make the most of free time, from another live set to an independent neighborhood meal. Extra performances, meals and reservations outside the group program are paid separately.
Travel with Chaz throughout the five-day journey, with day-to-day coordination, musical context and on-the-ground support. Local specialists add their own knowledge of New Orleans history and neighborhood traditions.
What’s not Included
- Round-trip flights between your hometown and the tour arrival and departure cities.
- Comprehensive travel insurance is highly recommended.
- Airport transfers, unless specifically included in your departure quote.
- Lunches and dinners not specifically listed.
- Activities not included in the official itinerary, as well as personal expenses.
- Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff, and musicians.
- Alcohol is only included where mentioned.
- Extra stays before or after the tour are not included but can be arranged at an additional cost.
Dates & Pricing
March 25–29, 2027
New Orleans
Price per Person
October 29–November 2, 2027 (Halloween)
New Orleans
Price per Person
Booking Details
Deposit: $500 per traveler. Additional booking, payment and cancellation terms will be confirmed before booking opens.
Final payment: The remaining balance is due 90 days before departure.
Payment methods: ACH or wire transfer has no additional Musical Getaways processing fee. Credit and debit card payments include a 3.5% processing fee.
Travel insurance: Comprehensive trip cancellation and interruption insurance is strongly recommended.
Read the full Terms, Conditions & Waiver. Prices are provisional and subject to final confirmation.
Questions About This Departure?
This is a small-group music vacation with one hotel base, shared meals and three planned live-music admissions. Chaz brings experience leading our New Orleans trips, helping you choose where to listen, understand what you are hearing and enjoy evenings without managing every reservation yourself.
The pace leaves room for afternoon breaks, independent discoveries and a good set that deserves your full attention. No musical training is needed—just curiosity about the people, places and traditions behind the sound.
Travel Notes & Questions
Expect music-filled evenings, regular neighborhood walking and time to recharge between outings. These details will help you choose the departure that suits you.
Will the itinerary follow this exact order?
The itinerary shown above is the program we intend to operate. We may shift the order of the middle days to match 2027 performance calendars, guide availability and street conditions, but the core experiences—Tremé and Congo Square history, traditional jazz, a Frenchmen Street jazz hop, neighborhood exploration and shared meals—are what this tour is built to deliver.
What changes for Halloween?
The core five-day itinerary stays the same, and we plan the French Quarter-to-Frenchmen evening for October 31 to take advantage of Halloween street life. Expect a livelier scene and bigger crowds; the exact club order and performers will follow the published 2027 music calendar.
What should I expect from the music evenings?
Expect a mix of listening environments: some performances are seated, while clubs may be standing-room, busy or loud. Shows can run late. The final program will identify included tickets, age restrictions and arranged returns; additional covers, drinks and independent late-night outings are extra unless expressly listed.
How much walking is involved?
Expect regular neighborhood walking, uneven sidewalks and some historic venues with steps. Days include pauses and afternoon rest rather than continuous sightseeing. We will provide route-specific walking and transport details once the hotel and venues are selected.
Can you accommodate mobility or accessibility needs?
Please discuss your requirements with us before booking. We need to check seating, steps, toilets, vehicle access and walking distances against the actual venues; historic buildings vary considerably. If the group route is not a good fit, we can discuss a private New Orleans itinerary rather than promise access we have not verified.
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