“It’s the high-energy side of funk with rock influenced by the different styles of music I heard coming up in New Orleans,” he says. “I played in different bands and different musical communities.” ...
Watching jazz trombonist Michael Dease improvise solos in front of a wailing big band is like watching a high-flying trapeze artist. He soars to great heights, takes huge risks, depends on the team ...
NEW ORLEANS — Mike Corrigan from BAC Music in Kansas City sent us this awesome video of him giving a customized, hand-crafted trombone to Trombone Shorty — aka Troy Andrews. Trombone Shorty is ...
For more than a decade, the Neville Brothers and the Radiators closed the main stages on the final Sunday of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell. But the Radiators closed the ...
As you listen to Troy Andrews describe it, New Orleans music is fueled by more than mere history. Sure, heritage has a major role in its creation and enduring appeal. But the musician known worldwide ...
When Troy Andrews was 4 years old, Bo Diddley invited the New Orleans musical prodigy to play onstage at Jazz Fest. With an instrument as big as him, young Troy was soon dubbed Trombone Shorty. As a ...
The College of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Sterling Tanner who will join our faculty this fall as assistant professor of trombone. A performer, educator and clinician, Tanner is ...
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