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Infobox musical artist | name = Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews| image = TbShortyPlay5Aug07.jpg| caption = Troy Andrews playing at Satchmo Summerfest, August 2007| birth_name = Troy Michael Andrews| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_date = birth date and age|1986|01|02|birth_place = New Orleans , Louisiana , United States|U.S. | death_date =| instrument = Trombone , Trumpet | genre = jazz , Rock music|rock , funk , hip hop | occupation = Trombonist , Trumpet er, Composer | years_active =| label = Verve Forecast http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/tromboneshorty/| associated_acts = Orleans Avenue | website = http://www.tromboneshorty.com/| notable_instruments = Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty is a trombone and trumpet player from New Orleans , Louisiana , United States . He has worked in jazz , funk and rap music . Andrews is the younger brother of trumpeter and bandleader James Andrews as well as the grandson of singer and songwriter Jessie Hill . Andrews began playing trombone at age six, and since 2009 has played in the band Orleans Avenue.
Biography
In his teens, Andrews was a member of the http://www.stoogesbrassband.com Stooges Brass Band, recording with the brass band.Stooges Brass Band "It's About Time" (2003) http://stoogesmusicgroup.com/merch He attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts|New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA).
In 2005, Andrews was a featured member of Lenny Kravitz 's horn section in a world tour that shared billing with acts including Aerosmith .
Six weeks after the levees failed in Hurricane Katrina|New Orleans on August 29, 2005 , some of the city's greatest musicians came to Austin, Texas, to record a benefit CD called Sing Me Back Home at Wire Studios with producers Leo Sacks and Ray Bardani. With their lives in transition, the collective became known as The New Orleans Social Club. Andrews was the featured guest on "Hey Troy, Your Mama's Calling You," a tribute to "Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Calling You" which was a Latin-jazz-soul hit for the Jimmy Castor Bunch on Smash Records in 1966. Andrews also performed on "Where Y'At" as part of The Sixth Ward All-Star Brass Band Revue featuring Charles Neville of The Neville Brothers .
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 of the New Orleans Louisiana Superdome|Superdome for the NFL ’s Monday Night Football pre-game show.cite news| url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2006-09-13-superdome-rebirth_x.htm | work=USA Today | first=Edna | last=Gundersen | title=U2 to play Superdome | date=14 September 2006
At the end of 2006, Andrews appeared on the NBC television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip . http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905230/fullcredits#cast "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" The Christmas Show (2006) - Full cast and crew Leading a group of New Orleans musicians, he performed the holiday classic " O Holy Night ". NBC released the single for free download.
In early 2007, New Orleans’ music magazine OffBeat (magazine)|Offbeat named Andrews their Performer of the Year. http://www.offbeat.com/artman/publish/article_2065.shtml offBeat He also garnered honors as Best Contemporary Jazz Performer. Also in 2007, he accepted an invitation to contribute to '' Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino ''.A tribute album commemorating the return of Fats Domino to New Orleans. Domino had been rescued from the city, immediately following the city's devastation from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Domino had initially been feared dead, since he did not leave New Orleans prior to the landing of the hurricane.
As of|2009, his current project is Orleans Avenue, a funk/pop/hip-hop mix including musicians Mike Ballard on bass, Dan Oestreicher on baritone sax, Tim McFatter on tenor sax, Pete Murano on guitar, Joey Peebles on drums, and Dwayne "Big D" Williams on percussion. He appeared in four episodes of the 2010 HBO series Treme (TV series)|Treme .
In 2010 Andrews released Backatown (Verve Forecast), which hit Billboard magazine's Contemporary Jazz Chart at #1 and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue toured across North America, Europe, Japan and Brazil, as well as supporting shows for Jeff Beck in the U.K. and Dave Matthews Band in the U.S. They performed on television shows including Conan (TV series)|Conan , The Late Show with David Letterman , The Tonight Show With Jay Leno , Jimmy Kimmel Live! , Bonaroo , and Austin City Limits . He also recorded on new and upcoming CDs from Galactic , Eric Clapton , and Lenny Kravitz and on the Academy Award nominated "Down In New Orleans" with Dr. John .
In September 2011, Andrews released the album For True as a follow up to his earlier album Backatown . Along with all the members of his band, Orleans Avenue, this record includes appearances by the Rebirth Brass Band , Jeff Beck , Warren Haynes , Stanton Moore , Kid Rock , Ben Ellman and Lenny Kravitz as a returning guest artist.cite web|url= http://somethingelsereviews.com/2011/09/13/trombone-shorty-for-true-2011/? utm_source=feedburner& utm_medium=feed& utm_campaign=Feed%3A+somethingelsereviews%2FJjnG+%28SOMETHING+ELSE%21+REVIEWS%29|title=Trombone Shorty - For True (2011)|last=DeRiso|first=Nick|date=13 September 2011|publisher=Something Else!|accessdate=8 November 2011
On January 8, 2012 Andrews performed the National Anthem before the start of the NFL playoff game between the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons.
Soul Rebels Brass Band invited Andrews to special guest on their Rounder Records debut record, Unlock Your Mind, released on January 31, 2012.
On May 19, 2012, Andrews received the President's Medal from Tulane University President Scott Cowen at the university's Unified Commencement Ceremony at the Mercedez-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La., in recognition of his community service work with the Horns for Schools Project. He thrilled the graduates and visitors by playing the trombone and singing “When the Saints Go Marching In” along with Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band at the ceremony.
Discography
Studio albums
''It's About Time , 2003 (as part of the Stooges Brass Band)
''Trombone Shorty's Swingin' Gate , Louisiana Red Hot Records, 2002 (by Troy Andrews)
Backatown , Verve Forecast Records , 2010 (by Trombone Shorty)
For True , Verve Forecast Records (released Sept 13, 2011) (UK chart peak: #160) http://zobbel.de/cluk/111001cluk.txt
Live albums
Live at the 2004 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival , MunckMix, 2004 (by Troy Andrews & Orleans Avenue)
Live at the 2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival , MunckMix, 2006 (by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews)
Live at the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival , MunckMix, 2007 (by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews)
Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival , MunckMix, 2008 (by Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue)"Jazz Fest Live", https://www.munckmusic.com/wms/jazzfest/index.html
Appearances
He appears as a sideman on
2011 - '' Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) - Jeff Beck - Atlantic Records . Also Philadelphia Folk Festival
2010 - Cineramascope (also featuring Corey Henry) - Galactic . Also recorded live along with "Ooh Nah Nay" at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival "01 May 2010 - Galactic - setlist", Jazz Fest Live, https://www.munckmusic.com/wms/setlist.do? discset=1786
2008 - Tufflove - Galactic
2007 - '' Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino '' ( Vanguard Records|Vanguard )Performing " Whole Lotta Lovin' " with Lenny Kravitz , the Rebirth Brass Band , Pee Wee Ellis , Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker .
2007 - Bob French#Marsalis Music Honors series|Marsalis Music Honors Bob French - Bob French ( Marsalis Music )
2007 - Oh, My NOLA - Harry Connick, Jr. ( Sony Music Entertainment|Sony / Columbia Records|Columbia )
2006 - The Saints Are Coming - U2 and Green Day ( Mercury Records ). Track 2, "The Saints are Coming (Live from New Orleans)"
2006 - ''Hey Troy, Your Mama's Calling You and Where Y'At by The New Orleans Social Club (Burgundy Records/Honey Darling Records)
2004 - The Same Pocket, Vol. 1 - The BlueBrass Project (Meantime Lounge Records)
Filmography
Make It Funky! (various artists of New Orleans ) (2005, Sony Pictures Entertainment )
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip episode "The Christmas Show" (2006, Warner Bros. Entertainment )
Trombone Shorty Documentary/ short film(2008 FXF productions)
http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/trombone-shorty/932014 Trombone Shorty at Billboard (magazine)|Billboard
Persondata | NAME =Andrews, Troy | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =January 2, 1986 | PLACE OF BIRTH = New Orleans , Louisiana , United States|U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Troy Category:Post-bop trombonists Category:Post-bop trumpeters Category:Jazz-funk trombonists Category:Jazz-funk trumpeters Category:American jazz trumpeters Category:Jazz musicians from New Orleans, Louisiana Category:1986 births Category:Living people
