Base yourselves in New Orleans for the heart of this 10-day jazz road trip: linger in the French Quarter and along Frenchmen Street for live jazz, soak up Creole cuisine from beignets to gumbo, and catch spring parades and second-line energy that echo Mardi Gras year-round—an easy two-bedroom stay for you and Sarah while you settle into the city’s unhurried New Orleans vibes.
Round-trip flights from London to New Orleans are essential for this transatlantic trip. They get you and Sarah on the ground for a 10-day Spring 2027 jazz road trip around the Southeast US, with a car covering the rest.
Drive north to Memphis to deepen the music thread: walk Beale Street for blues that fed jazz, visit Sun Studio and the Stax story, and share Memphis barbecue between nights out—a compact, soulful stop on the road that keeps the trip’s jazz-and-Southern pulse without rushing you and Sarah.
Finish in Nashville, Music Capital of the South, with honky-tonks on Broadway, historic landmarks from the Ryman to Music Row, and Southern cuisine after days on the road—a fitting last leg of the spring 2027 itinerary where you and Sarah can round out the jazz-and-vibes trip with live sets and a two-bedroom base before heading home.