New Orleans Music Exchange is the long standing go-to music shop for the working city musician. Located on the corner of Magazine and Louisiana, the store front mirrors all of the neighboring businesses that are commonly found on Magazine: quaint, slightly cluttered, and a distinct relation to the past fifty years of New Orleans history. The inside of the store, however, holds as many stories as its owner, Jimmy Glickman…someone who has guided and supported the local music scene for the past twenty years.
Before the music exchange was open, Jimmy worked down the street at what was called “Uptown Music” with former Werline’s manager Henry Killingsworth. Swapping to the other side of Napoleon Ave in the mid-90s turned out to be the best idea for Glickman. His new business enterprise was as much a trading post as it was a instrument dealer, and that tradition continues today.
After ranking as the city’s top music store for over fifteen years (and with an armful of Offbeat Music Awards to prove it), Jimmy’s Music Exchange supplies the city with everything from electric guitars and 100-Watt Marshall amps to brass instruments and club PA systems. The true point of sale for everyone involved with NOME is Jimmy himself, who backs up everything that walks out the door. The consistency of his operation has earned him the trust of the local music community…which is not an easy task to uphold.
After the “Great Storm of 2005″….NOME was the first music store back in operation and became a large reason why music was restored to New Orleans IMMEDIATELY following Katrina. Jimmy and his staff worked constantly to replenish the drowned instruments that filled the streets of New Orleans after the flood.
The New Orleans Music Exchange is open daily. For more information, please visit their website:
http://neworleansmusicexchange.net/
