Historic Algiers Jazz Tour

Jazz musicians of the 1920s referred to Algiers as “over da river” or the “Brooklyn of the South,”. The name originates from Algiers’ proximity to New Orleans as compared to New York and Brooklyn, both separated by a river. The tour concentrates on the Algiers Point neighborhood, that has a long, rich history of African American, French, Spanish, German, Irish, and Italian/Sicilian residents. Jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong and Buddy Bolden toured and played on the streets of Algiers.