Many of America's "Jazz Greats" are buried in the above ground cemeteries of New Orleans and their lives and accomplishments have been celebrated by Jazz Funerals.

The Barbarin Family Tomb

Tomb # 218 is the Tomb of the Barbarin Family. They are one of the most significant families of New Orleans' jazz musicians. Interred within include Charles R. Barbarin, Sr. 8/30/1927 to 4/11/1980, musicians Izidore, Lucien and Charles Barbarin,and Rose Barbarin Barker Colombel, mother of Danny Barker, who was a musician, writer and historian and is buried in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2. This tomb is in need of some conservation work and tablet replacements and has been featured in the Adopt A Tomb program by Save Our Cemeteries, Inc.