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...