Trombone Shorty was one of seven children and grew up in a musical household. His brother, trumpet player and bandleader James Andrews, gave him a trombone when he was 4 years old. Bo Diddley invited ...

SM PIER — Since the release of their Grammy¬Æ-nominated 2010 debut album, "Backatown," Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively while winning hordes of new fans performing nonstop on ...

On Saturday, April 28, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will host the fourth Annual Treme Threauxdown. The yearly Jazz Fest lagniappe returns to the Saenger Theatre with some special guests, though ...

As you listen to Troy Andrews describe it, New Orleans music is fueled by more than mere history. Sure, heritage has a major role in its creation and enduring appeal. But the musician known worldwide ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Live Oak Bank Pavilion has announced that Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Ziggy Marley along with Mavis Staples and Robert Randolph will play a concert on June 22. The ...

Trombone Shorty is nominated for a GRAMMY, Six Offbeat Awards, and is Elmore magazine's cover story, “Bound for Glory" Artists To Watch in 2011" LOS ANGELES, Calif.—In its 38th week of release, ...

In the span of seven studio albums — the first three released on the small independent label Treme Records — Trombone Shorty has reached the pinnacle for a New Orleans musician. Leading his 10-person ...

Trombone Shorty said last year at The Egg he wanted to play here more often. Here’s the pay-off: He returns Friday, September 1, back to The Egg. In New Orleans, the trombonist, trumpeter, singer and ...

"Shorty sent me to show ya'll how to play this here music," he says weakly, though everyone knows it's not true. The amazing thing about all this chatter is left unspoken: At the time depicted in this ...

The magic of New Orleans is rooted not only in its exquisite culinary offerings but also in the sound that surrounds the city, a result of the plethora of musicians it has fostered since the beginning ...