The Apple Barrel is a small, cozy bar at 609 Frenchmen Street in the Faubourg Marigny that regularly features local jazz and blues artists. Its scale is the appeal: when a good musician is playing, you are close enough to see their fingers on the strings.
The bar is a low-key stop on the Frenchmen Street strip — a place to duck in for a set between the bigger rooms. Performance schedules vary.