– The Edge
– Allen Toussaint
“Troy possesses the rarest combination of talent, technical capability and down home soul.
I’m his biggest fan…”
– Wynton Marsalis
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews plays trombone and trumpet. He is a man to be reckoned with on both. A product of New Orleans' culturally rich Treme neighborhood, Andrews was a bandleader by the age of 6.
While Andrews was navigating New Orleans as a youngster with his band in tow, he was also absorbing lessons at the knee of his older brother James, a dynamic musical performer known as "Satchmo of the Ghetto." It is safe to say that by the time Andrews hit his early teens, he had a PhD in the ways of the streets, which you can still hear in his music. But he has also grown into a performer emanating elegance and class; gleaned from his successful studies at the prestigious New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA).
Kicking off 2007, New Orleans’ premier music magazine, Offbeat, named Andrews their Performer of the Year. He also garnered honors as Best Contemporary Jazz Performer.
His current project is Orleans Avenue, a funk/pop/hip-hop mix populated with musicians like Andrews who are young in age only. Orleans Avenue brings the heat winding audiences up in merry confusion. Jazz fans shake their heads in unexpected delight while the funksters shake what they got with glee. Things reach a fever pitch as Andrews starts his circular breathing–one note sustained in pristine beauty while the band vamps on a second line beat and sax player James Martin dances so ugly it's funky.Listen to NPR's All Things Considered feature
"Trombone Shorty Stays True to New Orleans"
and read the accompanying article.
'Trombone Shorty' toots New Orleans
neighborhood's horn(USA Today)
Here's a short Q&A
MySpace Page HERE
Official Website HERE
Wikipedia Page HERE
Here's a couple pictures from the show...
Above: Trombone Shorty with Jonathan Batiste
Below: Trombone Shorty with Eric Krasno
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