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Off the southwest edge of Louis Armstrong Park, Sheleen Jones (2010) New Orleans Marching Brass Band depicts trombonist, saxophonist, trumpeter, snare drummer, bass drummer, and tubaist, as part of the Roots of Music Cultural Garden. The Black Code of 1724 established Sunday as a nonworking day, but it wasn't until 1817 that Congo Square was declared as a place where Africans could dance and be merry. In 1940, this is where the first jazz festival was held. (Congo Square, North Rampart Street, New Orleans, Louisiana) 20250116

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