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Jazz Musician of the Day: Trombone Shorty

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All About Jazz is celebrating Trombone Shorty's birthday today!

Since the release of their Grammy-nominated 2010 debut album, Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively while winning hordes of new fans performing nonstop on five continents. Their latest album, For True, offers substantive proof of their explosive growth, further refining the signature sound Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews has dubbed “Supafunkrock." “There was excitement from everywhere," says Andrews (now 27) of the experience on the road and how it fed into the creation of For True. “We did over 200 shows in the last year and a half, and every night we allowed the music...Read more.

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