History can lift you up or weigh you down. It can be a mountain to stand on or a sack of stones upon your back. This is especially true in a town where musical history is as rich and omnipresent as it ...

Fred Wesley, one of the world's finest funk trombonists, talks about being James Brown's sideman, forming his own band and why he's keen to pass on four decades-worth of experience at the top of the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (WAVY) – Grammy-winning icon Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue are making their way to Virginia Beach this fall. Shows will spotlight the band’s explosive, genre-blurring sound, ...

Trombone Shorty's new album "Lifted" comes on the heels of the artist's first Grammy win for his work as a songwriter and a featured artist on the album of the year, Jon Batiste's "We Are." Batiste ...

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 ...

New Orleans funk trombone legend Corey Henry is gearing up to release his highly anticipated album Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet: Live at Vaughan’s on April 25 via Louisiana Red Hot Records. The ...

Trombone Shorty, Janelle Monae, Earth Wind & Fire, Gary Clark Jr. and Dr. John combined for an inspired performance at the New Orleans Arena on Sunday night (Feb. 16), presenting a throwback yin to… ...

Trombone Shorty and an all-star group of American artists and student musicians from his Trombone Shorty Foundation took a five-day cultural exchange trip in Cuba from Jan. 11 through 15. During the ...

For a man who drags a trombone around, Troy Andrews has a gift for fitting in. Fans know the 27-year-old New Orleans jazz-funk alchemist as Trombone Shorty. Maybe they've seen him share a stage with ...

The New York City summer music season kicked off with a series of extravagant concerts that turned out large crowds to the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park and Central Park SummerStage ...