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Trombone Shorty
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Troy Andrews
January 2, 1986 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), known as Trombone Shorty, is a talented musician from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is famous for playing the trombone. His music is a cool mix of rock, pop, jazz, funk, and hip hop.
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About Trombone Shorty
Early Life and Musical Roots
Troy Andrews grew up in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. This area is famous for its rich music history. He was surrounded by jazz, R&B, and special traditions like second line parades.
Troy is one of seven children. His older brother, James Andrews III, is a trumpeter and bandleader. His grandfather, Jessie Hill, was a singer and songwriter. Even his great-uncle, Walter "Papoose" Nelson, played with the legendary Fats Domino.
Troy's mother, Lois Nelson Andrews, was a well-known figure in New Orleans music. She was called the "Mother of Music" and "Queen of the Tremé." She always encouraged young musicians. His father, James Andrews Jr., often invited musician friends to their home. Music truly ran in their family!
Starting Young
Troy started playing the trombone at just four years old. His brother James gave him the instrument. In 1990, when Troy was four, Bo Diddley saw him play. He invited Troy to perform on stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
As a child, Troy took part in many brass band parades. By age six, he was already leading his own band! When he was a teenager, he played with the Stooges Brass Band. His parents even opened a nightclub called Trombone Shorty's. He would sometimes play there.
Troy went to the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). He also learned a lot from Cyril Neville, who he calls "a second father." Troy finished high school in 2004.
Rising to Fame
In 2005, Troy joined Lenny Kravitz's horn section for a world tour. They shared the stage with big names like Aerosmith. After Hurricane Katrina, Troy joined the New Orleans Social Club. This group made music to help their city.
Troy appeared in the 2005 movie Make It Funky!. This film showed the history of music of New Orleans. He played with famous musicians like Kermit Ruffins and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
In 2006, Troy worked with producer Bob Ezrin and the band U2 in London. This led to him performing with U2 and Green Day. They played during the re-opening of the Louisiana Superdome. Later that year, he appeared on the TV show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. He led a group of New Orleans musicians in a holiday song.
Albums and TV Shows
Between 2010 and 2013, Troy appeared in seven episodes of the HBO series Treme. He played himself in the show.
In 2010, he released his album Backatown. It was a huge success, staying at number one on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart for nine weeks! Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, his band, toured all over the world. They also played on popular TV shows like Conan and Late Show with David Letterman.
His next album, For True, came out in 2011. It featured many guest artists, including Jeff Beck and Lenny Kravitz. In 2012, Troy performed the National Anthem for an NFL playoff game. He also played at The White House for a Black History Month event.
Big Performances and Collaborations
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In 2014, Troy performed at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. He played with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Madonna, and Queen Latifah. He also led the halftime show at the NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans. He was the music director for the whole show!
Later in 2014, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters interviewed Troy for his HBO series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways. Troy then played with the Foo Fighters at several concerts. He also appeared on Mark Ronson's album Uptown Special. He even recorded the theme song for the TV show The Odd Couple. In 2015, he voiced the teacher Miss Othmar in The Peanuts Movie.
Troy performed for Barack Obama at the White House twice in 2015. He played with Usher and Queen Latifah. He also played "Jingle Bells" for the National Christmas Tree lighting.
In 2017, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue opened for the Red Hot Chili Peppers on their tour. In February 2017, he signed with Blue Note Records. His first album with them, Parking Lot Symphony, came out in April 2017.
Musical Influences
Trombone Shorty looks up to many musicians. He says his brother James, Cyril Neville, Wynton Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Allen Toussaint, and Lenny Kravitz have all helped him.
Giving Back to the Community
Horns For Schools Project
Trombone Shorty cares a lot about helping young musicians. He started the Horns For Schools Project. This program gives good quality instruments to schools in New Orleans. He donates these instruments himself.
Trombone Shorty Foundation
He also created the Trombone Shorty Foundation. In 2012, this foundation teamed up with Tulane University. They created an after-school academy. This academy helps high school musicians in New Orleans learn and grow.
Discography
As leader
- Trombone Shorty's Swingin' Gate (Louisiana Red Hot, 2002)
- The End of the Beginning (Tremé, 2005)
- Orleans & Claiborne (Tremé, 2005)
- Live at New Orleans Jazz Fest (MunckMix, 2004)
- Jazzfest Live 2006 (MunckMix, 2006)
- Live at Jazz Fest 2007 (MunckMix, 2008)
- Live at Jazz Fest 2008 (MunckMix, 2008)
- Backatown (Verve Forecast, 2010)
- For True (Verve Forecast, 2011)
- Say That to Say This (Verve, 2013)
- Parking Lot Symphony (Blue Note, 2017)
- Lifted (Blue Note, 2022)
With others
- It's About Time, 2003 (as part of the Stooges Brass Band)
- 12 & Shorty, Keep Swingin', 2004 (by James & Troy Andrews)
- Trombone Shorty Meets Lionel Ferbos (by Trombone Shorty & Lionel Ferbos)
As sideman
- 2004: The Same Pocket, Vol. 1: The BlueBrass Project (Meantime Lounge)
- 2006: "Hey Troy, Your Mama's Calling You" and "Where Y'At" by The New Orleans Social Club (Burgundy/Honey Darling) - Sixth Ward All-Star Brass Band Revue featuring Charles Neville of The Neville Brothers.
- 2006: The Saints Are Coming: U2 and Green Day (Mercury). Track 2, "The Saints are Coming (Live from New Orleans)"
- 2007: Marsalis Music Honors Bob French: Bob French (Marsalis Music)
- 2007: Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard)
- 2007: Oh, My NOLA: Harry Connick, Jr. (Sony/Columbia)
- 2008: Tufflove: Galactic
- 2010: Cineramascope (also featuring Corey Henry): Galactic. Also recorded live along with "Ooh Nah Nay" at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
- 2010: Clapton (also featuring Wynton Marsalis, Allen Toussaint & others)
- 2011: Black and White America: Lenny Kravitz
- 2011: Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul): Jeff Beck (Atlantic). Also Philadelphia Folk Festival
- 2012: "It Ain't My Fault" (featuring Allen Toussaint and Yasiin Bey a.k.a. Mos Def) on the record St. Peter & 57th Street by Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- 2012: "Merry Christmas Baby" and "Red-Suited Superman" on Merry Christmas, Baby by Rod Stewart
- 2012: "Overnight" on the record Uncaged by Zac Brown Band (Atlantic/Southern Ground Artists)
- 2012: "People Pleaser" (featuring Maceo Parker) on Superconductor by Andy Allo
- 2012: "Merry Christmas Baby" on Cee Lo's Magic Moment with Cee Lo Green
- 2013: "Need a Woman by Friday" by King
- 2013: "Take the Party" by Robert Randolph and the Family Band on Lickety Split
- 2014: "Smokin' in the Boys' Room" by LeAnn Rimes on Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Motley Crue
- 2014: Classics by She & Him
- 2014: "Amazing Game" on Wild Heart by Mindi Abair
- 2015: "Hold Up, Wait a Minute" by Zhu x Bone Thugs-n-Harmony x Trombone Shorty
- 2015: "Feel Right" on Uptown Special by Mark Ronson
- 2016: "Mardi Gras" by Dierks Bentley on Black
- 2018: "What Was It You Wanted" by Bettye LaVette on Things Have Changed
- 2019: "Ciel Noir" and "Dernier soupir" by Nekfeu on Les Étoiles vagabondes
- 2021: "Coming Undone" on the EP Change the World by Ringo Starr
Filmography and TV Appearances
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Performer (2017 & 2022, CBS)
- The George Lucas Talk Show (2020)
- Les Étoiles vagabondes (2019, Netflix)
- NCIS New Orleans Bar Act (2018)
- The Simpsons - Trombonist (voice) (2018, Fox)
- Jool's Annual Hootenanny - Performer (2017, BBC)
- National Christmas Tree Lighting - Performer (2015, PBS)
- The Peanuts Movie, Miss Othmar/Mrs. Little Red-Haired Girl (voice) (2015)
- SportsCenter - "Hurricane Season" for the Midnight Edition with Scott Van Pelt (2015, ESPN)
- Odd Couple - Music for the theme song (2015)
- Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways, Episode 6 (2014, HBO)
- NBA All-Star Game Half Time Show - Performer and house band with Earth, Wind & Fire, Janelle Monáe, Gary Clark Jr. and Dr. John (2014, TBS)
- The Grammy Awards - Performer with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Madonna and Queen Latifah (2014)
- Conan (2014) - Musical Guest
- Treme - as himself (2010–2013, HBO)
- Sunshine By The Stars: Celebrating Louisiana Music (2012, PBS)
- The Hour - Performer (2011)
- Looking Back on Love: Making Black and White America (2011)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson - Musical Guest – Episode #8.21 (2011)
- Later... with Jools Holland - Performer – Episode #39.1 (2011)
- Conan (2011)
- Re:Generation (2011)
- Jeff Beck Honors Les Paul (2010)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Guest Musician – Episode #19.9 (2010)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! - Musical Guest - Episode #9.12 (2010)
- Live from the Artists Den (2010)
- Late Show with David Letterman - Musical Guest (2010)
- Tavis Smiley – Episode dated May 18 (2010)
- After Hours with Daniel Boulud (2008)
- Trombone Shorty Documentary / short film (2008 FXF productions)
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip episode "The Christmas Show" (2006, Warner Bros. Entertainment)
- Make It Funky! (documentary with various artists of New Orleans) (2005, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
- Soundmix: Five Young Musicians (2004)
- America's Heart and Soul Documentary (2004, Walt Disney Pictures)
Awards and Honors
Trombone Shorty has won many awards for his music and his community work.
- In 2007, Offbeat magazine named him Performer of the Year.
- In 2010, his album Backatown was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.
- In 2012, Tulane University gave him the President's Medal. This was for his work with the Horns for Schools Project.
- In 2016, he received a Heinz Awards in Arts and Humanities. This award recognized his music and his efforts to preserve New Orleans' musical heritage.
- His autobiography for young readers, Trombone Shorty, won awards in 2016. It was named a Caldecott Honor Book. The book's illustrator, Bryan Collier, also won the Coretta Scott King Award.
- In 2018, Trombone Shorty won a Blues Music Award.
- In 2022, he won his first Grammy Award. This was for his work on Jon Batiste's album We Are.
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See also
In Spanish: Trombone Shorty para niños
