Is Trombone Shorty from New Orleans? Yes, Trombone Shorty grew up in Tremé, one of New Orleans' oldest neighborhoods. He appeared in several episodes of the HBO series "Treme." Trombone Shorty was one ...

For more than a decade, the Neville Brothers and the Radiators closed the main stages on the final Sunday of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell. But the Radiators closed the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A group of Henrico fifth-graders were surprised Wednesday when they got to meet one of their favorite musicians. Short Pump Elementary School fifth-graders wanted to get the ...

In New Orleans, music has kept the spirit of the city alive. With his annual festival, Trombone Shorty recognized the importance of maintaining culture with mentorship and performance. At Shorty Fest ...

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews normally feels right at home in the Dome. During the 2014 Essence Festival, he joined Prince onstage at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The next year, he and his funk-rock ...

New Orleans jazz musician Trombone Shorty created an inspiring children's picture book based on his own life that documents his musical journey and his determination to make his dreams come true as a ...

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 ...

To celebrate Black Music Month in June, KIT KAT® and the New Orleans-based Trombone Shorty Foundation have joined five additional community-based nonprofits across the U.S. to support the next ...

New Orleans' Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue brought down the house Wednesday night at Johnson Controls World Sound Stage at Summerfest. After seeing Extra Crispy Brass Band last weekend at The Jazz ...

This week, we've brought the show to New Orleans, where Troy Andrews — better known as Trombone Shorty — began playing music at age 4. He was touring with his brother's band by age 6, and went to the ...

It's hard to imagine an artist more steeped in the culture of New Orleans than Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty. Andrews grew up in the Tremé, a neighborhood that's become practically ...

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 ...