On Saturday September 15th, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue was joined onstage by Dave Grohl during the Voodoo Threauxdown at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Shorty and the band have played ‘In Bloom’ as part of their sets since at least 2011, and Grohl agreed to sit in on drums for the song.
The performance marked just the second time Gohl’s performed the song since 1994–the only other time was in 2014 during Nirvana’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Rolling Stone wrote, “Grohl bashed away, nailing the song’s distinctive snare-tom fills, while the band embellished the original vocal melodies with funky saxophone and trombone lines.”
Shorty first met Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters in 2014 in New Orleans while Grohl was taping an episode of the HBO television series “Sonic Highways,” which featured Shorty sitting in with the band at Preservation Hall. He has since jammed with the Foos at the 2014 Voodoo Arts + Music Fest, in 2015 at Grohl’s birthday show at the L.A. Forum, and he and Orleans Avenue has opened for the band on arena dates in the US and Europe.
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Trombone Shorty on September 26, will be making his debut appearance on PBS’s legendary Austin City Limits.
The live television program recorded yearly in Austin, Texas has been a staple in Music Television since it’s pilot episode aired in 1974, which brought Willie Nelson into the homes of millions of Americans. Since it’s inception, Austin City Limits has won not only the hearts of fans across the country, but also is the only television show to win the National Medal of Arts (2003) and in 2011 won the Peabody Prize Institutional Award “for its more than three decades of presenting and preserving eclectic American musical genres.”
The historic television program has featured artists across the spectrum of genres, including Ray Charles, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Gary Clark Jr. and Alabama Shakes. Trombone Shorty is honored and excited to join the long list of brilliant musicians who have donned this hallowed stage.
The Chicago Public Library celebrated Summer Learning Day with 80 events, one in each library across the city, each featuring a reading of Trombone Shorty’s first children’s book Trombone Shorty.
Illustrator Bryan Collier who worked with Shorty on both Trombone Shorty and The 5’O Clock Band attended the event at the Harold Washington Library where he personally read the book to over 350 kids.
Each child received a signed copy of the book and participated was able to participate in a series of activities centered around the theme and moral of the book.
Trombone Shorty was also featured in the National Summer Learning Association’s digital billboards which appeared in 28 cities across the U.S., including New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.
For the 300th birthday of his home town of New Orleans, Trombone Shorty is taking the city on tour across the U.S. in just 7 short days.
The Voodoo Threauxdown, sponsored by New Orleans own Southern Comfort, will celebrate the rich cultural and musical traditions of New Orleans. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will be joined by New Orleans finest, Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and New Breed Brass Band, with special guests Cyril Neville, Walter Wolfman Washington and Kermit Ruffins.
Special guests vary by location so check your local venue for full lineup details.
On Saturday September 15th, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue was joined onstage by Dave Grohl during the Voodoo Threauxdown at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Shorty and the band have played ‘In Bloom’ as part of their sets since at least 2011, and Grohl agreed to sit in on drums for the song.
The performance marked just the second time Gohl’s performed the song since 1994–the only other time was in 2014 during Nirvana’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Rolling Stone wrote, “Grohl bashed away, nailing the song’s distinctive snare-tom fills, while the band embellished the original vocal melodies with funky saxophone and trombone lines.”
Shorty first met Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters in 2014 in New Orleans while Grohl was taping an episode of the HBO television series “Sonic Highways,” which featured Shorty sitting in with the band at Preservation Hall. He has since jammed with the Foos at the 2014 Voodoo Arts + Music Fest, in 2015 at Grohl’s birthday show at the L.A. Forum, and he and Orleans Avenue has opened for the band on arena dates in the US and Europe.
To read more, click here.
Trombone Shorty on September 26, will be making his debut appearance on PBS’s legendary Austin City Limits.
The live television program recorded yearly in Austin, Texas has been a staple in Music Television since it’s pilot episode aired in 1974, which brought Willie Nelson into the homes of millions of Americans. Since it’s inception, Austin City Limits has won not only the hearts of fans across the country, but also is the only television show to win the National Medal of Arts (2003) and in 2011 won the Peabody Prize Institutional Award “for its more than three decades of presenting and preserving eclectic American musical genres.”
The historic television program has featured artists across the spectrum of genres, including Ray Charles, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Gary Clark Jr. and Alabama Shakes. Trombone Shorty is honored and excited to join the long list of brilliant musicians who have donned this hallowed stage.
The Chicago Public Library celebrated Summer Learning Day with 80 events, one in each library across the city, each featuring a reading of Trombone Shorty’s first children’s book Trombone Shorty.
Illustrator Bryan Collier who worked with Shorty on both Trombone Shorty and The 5’O Clock Band attended the event at the Harold Washington Library where he personally read the book to over 350 kids.
Each child received a signed copy of the book and participated was able to participate in a series of activities centered around the theme and moral of the book.
Trombone Shorty was also featured in the National Summer Learning Association’s digital billboards which appeared in 28 cities across the U.S., including New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.
For the 300th birthday of his home town of New Orleans, Trombone Shorty is taking the city on tour across the U.S. in just 7 short days.
The Voodoo Threauxdown, sponsored by New Orleans own Southern Comfort, will celebrate the rich cultural and musical traditions of New Orleans. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will be joined by New Orleans finest, Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and New Breed Brass Band, with special guests Cyril Neville, Walter Wolfman Washington and Kermit Ruffins.
Special guests vary by location so check your local venue for full lineup details.
