Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews once again teams up with award winning illustrator Bryan Collier to craft another unforgettable love letter to his home city of New Orleans. In this companion to the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award–winning Trombone Shorty, join a scrappy young musician named Shorty on a tour of his beloved New Orleans. After letting his band down by missing rehearsal, Shorty has some serious questions about what it means to be a leader. He hits the streets of New Orleans to find some answers and soak up inspiration. Along the way he’ll meet street musicians, a favorite restaurant owner, and the famous Mardi Gras Indians. Each has some NOLA-bred wisdom to share with Shorty about being an artist, a leader, and a friend.
The 5 O’Clock Band hits the shelves June 19th, 2018 through ABRAMS Books and can be found wherever books are sold.
On May 30th, 2018 the Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, held its 16th annual gala in New York City. Trombone Shorty was extended a special invitation to preform and was joined on stage by the residents of Sesame Street at the event. The workshop also honored Shorty with his own muppet doppelägnger. Check it out on his Twitter.
The annual event is a “celebration of laughter and learning,” and this years gala spotlighted the incredible resilience of children with the announcement of the new Joan Ganz Cooney Fund for Vulnerable Children which will expand the Sesame Street in Communities initiative which supplies caregivers and community service providers the tools to give families across the country the necessary resources to ensure a healthy start to the lives of their children.
Katie Couric co-hosted the event with Sesame Street stars Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch with special guest appearances by a full cast of muppets.
For more information about this years event, follow the link to the Sesame Workshop website here
You can find more photos from the event on Sesame Workshop’s Facebook page
Nominated alongside Al Basile, Jimmy Carpenter, Nancy Wright, and Vanessa Collier Trombone Shorty took home the best Instrumentalist for Horn award. The Blues Music Awards supports The Blues Foundations mission to preserve blues heritage and ensure the future of the American Art form. Additional winners include Mavis Staples, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Samantha Fish and Curtis Salgado.
Just thirty short days from today, the Fourth Annual Treme Threauxdown will take place at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA.
The New Orleans Advocate said “The Treme Threauxdown has become a Jazz Fest season tradition. In years past, Jazz Fest performers ranging from Usher to Nick Jonas to Amos Lee have made surprise appearances with Shorty at the Saenger.” Other guests through the years have included Ledisi, Cee Lo Green, Warren Haynes, Juvenile, Wyclef Jean, Andra Day, Marc Broussard, Mystikal, and Chad Smith, as well as Shorty’s friends and mentors from New Orleans including Allen Toussaint, Jon Batiste, Kermit Ruffins, Terence Blanchard, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, PJ Morton and Ivan Neville.
Though the show dazzles with guests, the music is really where it’s at. “My favorite thing about the Threauxdown is figuring out what special guests we are going to have and the genre of music they come from. It’s the most important thing,” says Shorty. “We’ve got country musicians, we’ve got R&B and the music and their songs are what the band and I are thinking about. Because every guest is so strong in whatever genre of music they come from, we have to play that as authentically as we can.”
This year, Soul Rebels will play before Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue hit the stage to play their songs and then be joined by an array of guests that will have everyone talking about the show and wondering who will be guests next year–2019 will mark the show’s 5th anniversary.
Tickets are available now by clicking here.
Tickets are on sale now for the sixth annual Shorty Fest presented by Acura, a benefit concert for the Trombone Shorty Foundation. Shorty Fest will fill two stages at the House of Blues New Orleans with an incredible lineup of jazz, blues, funk, rock and soul on Thursday, May 3, 2018 – in between the two weekends of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster and The House of Blues – for ticketing info, please visit: http://bit.ly/2ulEH4r
Headliners TROMBONE SHORTY AND ORLEANS AVENUE will be joined by a stellar lineup, including TANK AND THE BANGAS, SOUL REBELS, WATER SEED and a special performance by the Trombone Shorty Academy students.
“The sixth annual Shorty Fest is the place to celebrate leading acts, local superstars and the next generation of New Orleans musicians, the Trombone Shorty Academy students,” said Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews. “We make music careers a reality: allowing kids to pursue their dreams, with the help of incredible music education programs, mentors, and performance.”
Ticket pricing ranges from $80 general admission, $250 VIP tickets, which include an open bar, access to the VIP balcony, and access to the iconic House of Blues Foundation Room. A limited number of Patron tickets, at $500, include the perks of VIP tickets plus reserved seating in the Loge section of the venue, which offer incredible views of the stage.
Shorty Fest 2018 Presented by Acura is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Trombone Shorty Foundation, which supports New Orleans’ young musicians with music education, instruction, mentorship and performance opportunities. Founded by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews in 2013, the Foundation inspires and prepares the next generation of New Orleans musicians, by developing their talent and connecting them to the city’s unique musical heritage. As an annual sold-out-event, Shorty Fest has built a reputation as a showcase for Academy students and up-and-coming musicians and honoring the mission of mentorship that is at the heart of the Trombone Shorty Foundation.
Shorty Fest 2018 will take place May 3 at the House of Blues New Orleans, 225 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. and performances beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Currently in its sixth year, the Trombone Shorty Academy partners with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation to perpetuate the musical heritage of the region, by teaching local high school students homegrown New Orleans music—from brass band and traditional jazz to more modern funk and rhythm & blues styles, all of which play an integral role in the richness and depth of New Orleans’ musical legacy. For more information on the Trombone Shorty Foundation, please visit: www.tromboneshortyfoundation.org.
Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews once again teams up with award winning illustrator Bryan Collier to craft another unforgettable love letter to his home city of New Orleans. In this companion to the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award–winning Trombone Shorty, join a scrappy young musician named Shorty on a tour of his beloved New Orleans. After letting his band down by missing rehearsal, Shorty has some serious questions about what it means to be a leader. He hits the streets of New Orleans to find some answers and soak up inspiration. Along the way he’ll meet street musicians, a favorite restaurant owner, and the famous Mardi Gras Indians. Each has some NOLA-bred wisdom to share with Shorty about being an artist, a leader, and a friend.
The 5 O’Clock Band hits the shelves June 19th, 2018 through ABRAMS Books and can be found wherever books are sold.
On May 30th, 2018 the Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, held its 16th annual gala in New York City. Trombone Shorty was extended a special invitation to preform and was joined on stage by the residents of Sesame Street at the event. The workshop also honored Shorty with his own muppet doppelägnger. Check it out on his Twitter.
The annual event is a “celebration of laughter and learning,” and this years gala spotlighted the incredible resilience of children with the announcement of the new Joan Ganz Cooney Fund for Vulnerable Children which will expand the Sesame Street in Communities initiative which supplies caregivers and community service providers the tools to give families across the country the necessary resources to ensure a healthy start to the lives of their children.
Katie Couric co-hosted the event with Sesame Street stars Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch with special guest appearances by a full cast of muppets.
For more information about this years event, follow the link to the Sesame Workshop website here
You can find more photos from the event on Sesame Workshop’s Facebook page
Nominated alongside Al Basile, Jimmy Carpenter, Nancy Wright, and Vanessa Collier Trombone Shorty took home the best Instrumentalist for Horn award. The Blues Music Awards supports The Blues Foundations mission to preserve blues heritage and ensure the future of the American Art form. Additional winners include Mavis Staples, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Samantha Fish and Curtis Salgado.
Just thirty short days from today, the Fourth Annual Treme Threauxdown will take place at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA.
The New Orleans Advocate said “The Treme Threauxdown has become a Jazz Fest season tradition. In years past, Jazz Fest performers ranging from Usher to Nick Jonas to Amos Lee have made surprise appearances with Shorty at the Saenger.” Other guests through the years have included Ledisi, Cee Lo Green, Warren Haynes, Juvenile, Wyclef Jean, Andra Day, Marc Broussard, Mystikal, and Chad Smith, as well as Shorty’s friends and mentors from New Orleans including Allen Toussaint, Jon Batiste, Kermit Ruffins, Terence Blanchard, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, PJ Morton and Ivan Neville.
Though the show dazzles with guests, the music is really where it’s at. “My favorite thing about the Threauxdown is figuring out what special guests we are going to have and the genre of music they come from. It’s the most important thing,” says Shorty. “We’ve got country musicians, we’ve got R&B and the music and their songs are what the band and I are thinking about. Because every guest is so strong in whatever genre of music they come from, we have to play that as authentically as we can.”
This year, Soul Rebels will play before Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue hit the stage to play their songs and then be joined by an array of guests that will have everyone talking about the show and wondering who will be guests next year–2019 will mark the show’s 5th anniversary.
Tickets are available now by clicking here.
Tickets are on sale now for the sixth annual Shorty Fest presented by Acura, a benefit concert for the Trombone Shorty Foundation. Shorty Fest will fill two stages at the House of Blues New Orleans with an incredible lineup of jazz, blues, funk, rock and soul on Thursday, May 3, 2018 – in between the two weekends of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster and The House of Blues – for ticketing info, please visit: http://bit.ly/2ulEH4r
Headliners TROMBONE SHORTY AND ORLEANS AVENUE will be joined by a stellar lineup, including TANK AND THE BANGAS, SOUL REBELS, WATER SEED and a special performance by the Trombone Shorty Academy students.
“The sixth annual Shorty Fest is the place to celebrate leading acts, local superstars and the next generation of New Orleans musicians, the Trombone Shorty Academy students,” said Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews. “We make music careers a reality: allowing kids to pursue their dreams, with the help of incredible music education programs, mentors, and performance.”
Ticket pricing ranges from $80 general admission, $250 VIP tickets, which include an open bar, access to the VIP balcony, and access to the iconic House of Blues Foundation Room. A limited number of Patron tickets, at $500, include the perks of VIP tickets plus reserved seating in the Loge section of the venue, which offer incredible views of the stage.
Shorty Fest 2018 Presented by Acura is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Trombone Shorty Foundation, which supports New Orleans’ young musicians with music education, instruction, mentorship and performance opportunities. Founded by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews in 2013, the Foundation inspires and prepares the next generation of New Orleans musicians, by developing their talent and connecting them to the city’s unique musical heritage. As an annual sold-out-event, Shorty Fest has built a reputation as a showcase for Academy students and up-and-coming musicians and honoring the mission of mentorship that is at the heart of the Trombone Shorty Foundation.
Shorty Fest 2018 will take place May 3 at the House of Blues New Orleans, 225 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. and performances beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Currently in its sixth year, the Trombone Shorty Academy partners with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation to perpetuate the musical heritage of the region, by teaching local high school students homegrown New Orleans music—from brass band and traditional jazz to more modern funk and rhythm & blues styles, all of which play an integral role in the richness and depth of New Orleans’ musical legacy. For more information on the Trombone Shorty Foundation, please visit: www.tromboneshortyfoundation.org.
