History can lift you up or weigh you down. It can be a mountain to stand on or a sack of stones upon your back. This is especially true in a town where musical history is as rich and omnipresent as it ...

Whoa. Trombone Shorty is one amazing musician. His show at the Jewish Mother’s new Hilltop location on Tuesday, June 7, was tour de force propelled by fun, funk and massive, unpretentious chops.

NEW ORLEANS — Troy Andrews has been playing at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for 20 years — and he's only 24. On Sunday, Andrews, who's better known as "Trombone Shorty," and his group ...

Trombone Shorty and an all-star group of American artists and student musicians from his Trombone Shorty Foundation took a five-day cultural exchange trip in Cuba from Jan. 11 through 15. During the ...

New Orleans funk trombone legend Corey Henry is gearing up to release his highly anticipated album Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet: Live at Vaughan’s on April 25 via Louisiana Red Hot Records. The ...

Trombone Shorty and his band, Orleans Avenue, will perform Aug. 25 at the Avila Beach Golf Resort. Courtesy photo New Orleans musician Trombone Shorty will perform this summer in Avila Beach.

Growing up in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, a very young Troy Andrews quickly learned the trumpet and trombone. He's been playing since he was 4. When Andrews was a kid, his horn was taller ...