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Trombone Shorty

Born Troy Andrews on January 2, 1986, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the jazz trombonist is better known by his stage name Trombone Shorty. Raised in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans where the sweet sound of jazz fills the air, brass sections rehearse in front yards and marching bands go wandering up and down the streets, the impressionable budding musician couldn't help but embody the vibrant spirit and joyous music of his hometown. The grandson of R&B singer Jessie Hill, he first picked up the trombone at the age of four and learned from his bandleader brother James Andrews be...