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Troy “Trombone Shorty” AndrewsTroy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 2, 1986. His family was well-known in New Orleans as his grandfather, Jessie Hill, was a popular R&B artist, and his brother, James “12” Andrews, is a jazz trumpet player and bandleader himself. Trombone Shorty is currently the bandleader and frontman for Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. Andrews blends many different styles together to form his own kind of unique music. His website describes Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue as a “hard-edged funk band that employs hip-hop beats, rock dynamics, and improvisation in a jazz tradition.” This is an accurate description as his music sounds like a stronger, more rock-like version of the band Chicago. Troy has been making music for almost his entire life and was already playing professional as a bandleader by the age of six. By this time, he had already mastered trombone, trumpet, and percussion, but he decided to make trombone his primary instrument. Trombone Shorty began touring internationally at the age of twelve and was also a member of the popular New Orleans group the Stooges Brass Band. As a high school student, Andrews attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, which has several famous graduates including Harry Connick, Jr. and Wynton Marsalis, where he studied music theory, aural skills, and his different instruments. Trombone Shorty was quickly blossoming into one of the hottest young brass players in the nation.At age nineteen, Andrews hit the big time and became a member of Lenny Kravitz’s horn section. He went on a 105 day world tour with Kravitz from 2005-2006. In 2006, he went to London where he began working with producer Bob Ezrin of Abbey Road Studios. As a result, Andrews got to perform with famous rock groups U2 and Green Day during the Monday Night Football pre-game show when the New Orleans Superdome re-opened after the hurricane. In addition to playing with the above groups, he has also played with Jeff Beck, Dave Matthews Band, Galactic, Eric Clapton, and Kid Rock. He has also been able to perform at many different jazz shows, including with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and in jazz festivals across Europe including the Vienna Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, and Istanbul Jazz Festival. Andrews got to perform at The White House in 2012 to celebrate Black History Month. He has also appeared and performed on several different television shows including Conan, Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!Trombone Shorty has been active in the recording studio since 2002, when he made his first solo album Trombone Shorty’s Swingin’ Gate through Louisiana Red Hot Records, which featured several original compositions. Since then, he has made eight studio albums, one of which he actually made with his brother, 12 & Shorty. He has made four albums with his current group Orleans Avenue. In 2010, they released their album Backatown which received a Grammy nomination in 2011 for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Their album For True also sat atop the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart for twelve weeks. He also made four live albums of his performances at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008.Trombone Shorty is becoming a world-renowned musician as he and Orleans and Avenue have traveled to places such as Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan, Russia, and Brazil. His work has received Grammy nominations as well as recognition from musicians across the globe from many different music backgrounds. In 2012, Andrews was awarded the President’s Medal from Tulane University for his work in the community. He created the Horns for Schools Project in New Orleans, which, like it sounds, helps provides instruments for schools that may lack funding to buy them on their own. He also has started his own foundation, The Trombone Shorty Foundation, which came out of the Horns for Schools Project. He worked with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to provide schools with instruments, a lot of which Andrews actually donated out of his own pocket. His foundation partnered with Tulane University to help make the After School Academy to provide area high school students with a place to make music and receive additional instruction. Trombone Shorty continues to gain fame and prestige across the music community from all different backgrounds and has become one of the top brass artists of the current generation.References of Popular Music 4th Edition: Andrews, TroyDiscographySay That to Say This, 2013, Trombone Shorty & Orleans AvenueFor True, 2011, Trombone Shorty & Orleans AvenueBackatown, 2010, Trombone Shorty & Orleans AvenueOrleans & Clairborne, 2005, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews & Orleans AvenueThe End of the Beginning, 2005, The Troy Andrews Quintet12 & Shorty, 2004, James & Troy AndrewsIt’s About Time, 2003, Stooges Brass BandTrombone Shorty’s Swingin’ Gate, 2002, Troy Andrews“Do To Me”- “Fire And Brimstone”- ................
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