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 ...

Trombone Shorty, one of today’s most prolific musicians, just released his third solo album, Say That to Say This, yesterday, which will also features his band Orleans Avenue under the Verve Forecast ...

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews is in the middle of making a point about growing up in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans when his voice is drowned out by a gate agent with a lot to say and a ...

A polka — that’s one musical genre Bonerama attempted that didn’t quite work. At least this one time. The music side trip materialized live, says trombonist and vocalist Mark Mullins, during the whirl ...

If Trombone Shorty needs a roof over his head between weekends at Coachella, the new Brooklyn Bowl should feel just like home. The trombone and trumpet funk dealer had his last two albums produced by ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Some big time musical acts from the Big Easy are coming to Norfolk’s Town Point Park this May for the Bayou Bon Vivant: Cajun Music & Food Festival. Headliners for the three-day ...

ATLANTA -- Trombonist Fred Wesley helped create the blueprint for funk music. His precise, catchy brass riffs and solo performances were core elements on songs by some of funk's most prominent ...

The message on For True, Trombone Shorty’s new release for Verve Forecast, is clear from the first track: One nation is back under a groove, and this time it’s the famous New Orleans neighborhood of ...

Gary Clark Jr., Earth Wind & Fire and Dr. John also took part in the performance. By Jason Lipshutz, Billboard "We love music, we love funk, we love soul, we love to jam," Monae told Billboard prior ...