On the other side of Canal, just three buildings remain of what was the Storyville district off Basin Street, where prostitution was corralled and early jazz musicians often found employment in the district's dance halls. The controversy surrounding the preservation of early jazz musicians' homes and venues comes as the city enjoys a musical heyday of sorts. Davis' Storyville District club on Bourbon Street opened two years ago, followed by other new venues such as the Tin Roof Cafe on Frenchmen Street, which offers traditional jazz, and Sweet Lorraine's on St. Claude Avenue, which offers a modern take on the music. They join stalwarts such as Preservation Hall and the Palm Court Jazz Cafe on the city's musical map. We have all this focus on great music that's in fact being played her right now.
People come to have a first-hand experience.
When jazz tourists arrive in New Orleans, they find seceral things are already in place or in the works. Jazz Cafe in the French Quarter if they want to hear traditional jazz. The state operates a jazz museum at the Old U.S. Mint in the French Quarter that has a trove of artifacts, including Louis Armstrong's first cornet as well as his bugle. About 38,000 visitors passed through the museum last year. The National Park Service is also in the final planning stages for an interactive jazz park.