Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue:
Every once in a blue moon along comes someone who can merge the
forces of virtuosity and exuberance and unleash them on an
unsuspecting public. The latest in this exclusive line of blue moon
arrivals is Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews. 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. In 2005, Andrews was
tapped by Lenny Kravitz to be a featured member of his horn section
for a world tour. In London, during the summer of 2006, Andrews began
working with producer Bob Ezrin and U2 at Abbey Road Studios. This
association led to Andrews performing with U2 and Green Day during the
re-opening spectacular of the New Orleans Superdome for the NFL's
Monday Night Football pre-game show. To wrap up 2006, Andrews made
his acting debut on the NBC television series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
"Leading a group of New Orleans musicians, his musical performance of the
holiday classic "O Holy Night" drew such an enthusiastic response from
viewers that NBC released the single for free download on their web site.
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. Virtuosity and exuberance, Orleans Avenue effortlessly combines
both. With Mike Ballard on bass, James Martin on tenor sax, Pete Murano
on guitar, Joey Peebles on drums, and Charlie Smith on keyboards, their
performances transcend the boundaries of generations and classification.
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue is high energy, high octane and
highly contagious.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Website

Upcoming NYC Show:
Saturday, March 22th @ Sullivan Hall - New York City
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Friday, May 2nd @ Blue Nile - New Orleans
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Click Here For Tix & Info or Call (504) 948-2583