Eight Hotel Bars in the French Quarter featuring Live Music

As they say: One Good Bar Deserves Another—and many French Quarter Hotels are creating music venues where a bar once stood alone. These provide additional opportunities for local musicians and a welcome respite for weary travelers waiting for their room or meeting another guest. The Sheraton on Canal (at Chartres) hosts the annual New Orleans Jazz Club event between the two weekends of the Jazz & Heritage Festival at the end of April. Tim Laughlin has performed there for the past several years in the gigantic lobby and Pelican Bar boasting its multiple storied ceiling. It is fun to watch the hotel guests enjoying traditional music with his A++++ band members. The Sheraton Four Points on Bourbon (at Toulouse) is the site of the original French Opera House—in existence from 1859-1919 before a disastrous fire demolished the building. The Puccini Bar offers live music Thursday through Sunday from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm with a small group or solo piano. On the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays an opera group—Opera On Tap—performs from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm to highlight the original offerings of that location. The Hotel Conti (at Dauphine) offers the Bombay Club