Troy Andrews, aka "Trombone Shorty"

Troy Andrews grew up surrounded by music in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, a city famed for it's jazz and blues. He wanted to be just like his grandfather and big brother and play in a band, and when he finally got his hands on an old, beat-up trombone, he never let it go. The trombone was so much bigger than little Troy, that his older brother nicknamed him Trombone Shorty. . .and the name stuck.

Trombone Shorty started his own band with his friends called the 5 O'Clock Band. He practiced constantly and took his trombone everywhere with him, even to bed! According to him, the city of New Orleans raised him; musicians from his neighborhood taught him everything they knew about music. Trombone Shorty went on to perform at a young age and now tours the world playing his music. He has also started a school for gifted young musicians in New Orleans called the Trombone Shorty Foundation. To learn more about his amazing life story, and hear his extraordinary music, click on the links below.