Snug Harbor is a jazz club, bar, and restaurant on
Frenchmen Street in the
Faubourg Marigny
The Faubourg Marigny ( ; sometimes called The Marigny) is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Its boundaries, as defined by the City Planning Commission, are North Rampart Street and St. Claude Avenue to the ...
section of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Overview
It has been described as "the classiest jazz club in New Orleans" by ''
The New York Times
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[Kinzer, Stephen.]
Keeping the Beat in New Orleans
, ''The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
,'' published January 14, 2001, accessed January 3, 2008. and as a "musical landmark" by ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its ...
.''
[Mar, Alex.]
New Orleans Artists Speak
, Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its ...
, published September 2, 2005, accessed January 3, 2007. It features live performances by both noted local and touring national jazz performers. Regulars include
Charmaine Neville,
Ellis Marsalis, and
Irvin Mayfield.
[Marcus, Frances Frank.]
New Orleans: It's Nonstop Music
, The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
, published January 14, 1990, accessed January 3, 2008.
The club was started by Glenn Menish in 1983 and later sold to George Brumat. Brumat owned the club until 2007, when he died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 63.
[Wiltz, Teresa.]
Still Singing Those Post-Katrina Blues
, The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...
, published August 26, 2007, accessed January 3, 2008. Although the club was not flooded,
Hurricane Katrina forced a temporary closing, which was noted as a significant blow to the jazz heritage of New Orleans.
[Reich, Howard.]
New Orleans' jazz heritage threatened by Katrina
, ''The Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...
,'' published September 2, 2005, accessed January 3, 2008. The club reopened October 14, 2005.
[Spera, Keith. "Not missing a beat - Diehard New Orleans music fans and the bands they love are making their way back onto the scene", '']The Times-Picayune
''The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate'' is an American newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, since January 25, 1837. The current publication is the result of the 2019 acquisition of ''The Times-Picayune'' (itself a result of ...
,'' published October 21, 2005.
See also
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List of jazz clubs
This is a list of notable venues where jazz music is played. It includes jazz clubs, clubs, dancehalls and historic venues such as theatres. A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is the performance of live jazz music. Jazz cl ...
*
List of music venues
This is a list of notable venues worldwide including theaters, clubs, arenas, convention centers, and stadiums, all which can host a concert (music related).
Africa
Algeria
Angola
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Nigeria
Republic of Congo
...
References
External links
Official site
Music venues in Louisiana
Restaurants in New Orleans
Faubourg Marigny
Jazz clubs in the United States
Jazz in Louisiana
1983 establishments in Louisiana
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