New Orleans, Louisiana Trombone Player Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews: Information, Children's Book & Jazz Performance

Abrams Books, Jun 17, 2015

Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.

Along with esteemed illustrator Bryan Collier, Andrews has created a lively picture book autobiography about how he followed his dream of becoming a musician, despite the odds, until he reached international stardom. Trombone Shorty is a celebration of the rich cultural history of New Orleans and the power of music.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents two videos about the children's book "Trombone Shorty" by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and illustrated by Bryan Collier.

This post also showcases a video of  a performance by Trombone Shorty and other musicians. Information about Trombone Shorty is also included in this post.

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Thanks to Trombone Shorty for his cultural legacy. Thanks to illustrator Bryan Collier all those who are featured in the Jazz performance video. Thanks also to all those who are associated with these featured videos. thanks to all who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT "TROMBONE SHORTY"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone_Shorty
"Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician from New Orleans, Louisiana. He has worked with some of the biggest names in rock, pop, jazz, funk, and hip hop. Andrews is the younger brother of trumpeter and bandleader James Andrews III and the grandson of singer and songwriter Jessie Hill.[1] Andrews began playing trombone at age four, and since 2009 has toured with his own band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.

Life and career

Trombone Shorty at age five, with the Carlsberg Brass Band, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 1991

Andrews was born to James Andrews Jr. and Lois Andrews in New Orleans and grew up in the culturally vibrant Tremé neighborhood, steeped in New Orleans jazz, R&B and music-related traditions such as second line parades.[2] Andrews' family have deep roots in the music scene of New Orleans - his grandfather was musician Jessie Hill, his great-uncle Walter "Papoose" Nelson played with Fats Domino,[1][3] and Andrews' mother Lois Nelson Andrews was a regular grand marshal of jazz funerals and second-line parades in New Orleans, where she routinely encouraged young musicians and was known as the "Mother of Music" and "Queen of the Tremé".[1][4] Andrews' father James Andrews Jr., a member of the Bayou Steppers Social Aid & Pleasure Club, would frequently invite musician friends to visit their home.[2] Other musical family members include his brother James Andrews III and cousins Glen David Andrews and the late Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill.[5][6]

At the age of four, Andrews started playing a trombone given to him by his brother James "because the family already had a trumpet player".[7] Bo Diddley heard the four-year-old Andrews playing and invited him on stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.[8] He participated in brass band parades as a child, becoming a band leader by the age of six. In his teens, he was a member of the Stooges Brass Band.[9] Andrews' parents opened a nightclub in Tremé called Trombone Shorty's, where he would play on occasion as a child, as well as a jam space for musicians called "The Space".[1][2] Andrews attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) along with fellow musician Jon Batiste.[10] Since his youth, Andrews has been mentored by Cyril Neville, whom he calls "a second father".[11][12] Andrews graduated in 2004 from Warren Easton High School.[13]

In 2005, Andrews was a featured member of Lenny Kravitz's horn section in a world tour that shared billing with acts including Aerosmith. Andrews was part of the New Orleans Social Club, a group formed after Hurricane Katrina to record a benefit album. He was featured guest on "Hey Troy, Your Mama's Calling You," a tribute to "Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Calling You" a Latin jazz song by the Jimmy Castor Bunch in 1966.

Andrews is interviewed on screen and appears in performance footage in the 2005 documentary film Make It Funky!, which presents a history of New Orleans music and its influence on rhythm and blues, rock and roll, funk and jazz.[14] In the film, he performed with Kermit Ruffins and Irvin Mayfield on "Skokiaan", and was a guest performer with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band on "My Feet Can't Fail Me Now" as well as a guest performer with Big Sam's Funky Nation on "Bah Duey Duey".[15]

Andrews performed on "Where Y'At" as part of the Sixth Ward All-Star Brass Band Revue featuring Charles Neville of The Neville Brothers."...

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Trombone Shorty Book

Note-able Kids, May 23, 2019

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Trombone Shorty - Where Y'At (Live)

Trombone Shorty, Aug 20, 2010

Music video by Trombone Shorty performing Where Y'At. (C) 2010 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc
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Here's information about the New Orleans' saying "Where Y'At" 
From https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/multicultural/colorful-words/ "Common New Orleans Words & Phrases" [no publisher or publishing date cited; retrieved January 15, 2024]
"WHERE Y'AT?

This standard New Orleans greeting means simply "How are you?" or "What's going on?" So don't tell the asker where you are. Just say you're doing alright"...
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Where Y'at?" = "Where you at?"

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