Bandleader Troy Andrews, also known as Trombone Shorty, has already established a reputation in U.S. and international jazz circles at the young age of sixteen.
Troy grew up in the historic Treme´ neighborhood of New Orleans, famous for its role in nurturing the earliest New Orleans jazz musicians. From the time he could walk, Troy literally followed in the footsteps of some of the greatest pioneers of Jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Jelly Roll Morton and Kid Ory, all of whom grew up around or played in the streets of the Treme´...
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