Jim McFalls is a former military band colleague of mine and is also one of the finest trombonists playing and teaching jazz music today. He has literally toured the world playing jazz as a member of ...

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews has been hailed as one of New Orleans' brightest young stars. From the age of 4, he honed his jazz skills at funerals and played for change in the city's Jackson Square.

"Jazz Luck"—a phrase I pull out of the hat every so often that aptly describes those oddball and, in some cases, unfortunate events which practitioners of the art encounter in the business. It's a ...

Since its creation over 40 years ago, Texas Tech’s Trombone Choir has been a key piece of the university’s music department, ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Brace yourselves for a high-energy horn show when Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue take the stage at the 34th annual Syracuse Jazz Fest on Sunday, July 3. Michael McDonald will ...

Click to enlarge. Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews and Orleans Avenue perform in Barcelona, Spain, in September. Photo by Jordi Vidal/Redferns The New Orleans musical tradition, as storied and varied as ...

There are excellent lesson plans and then there are master classes. Glendale High School students instructed by teacher Amy Rangel are used to the first but were treated to the second on Wednesday ...

Trombone Shorty of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue performs at Danforth Music Hall on Feb. 16, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario. The fan favorite will headline the 48th annual Saratoga Jazz Festival on June ...

In New Orleans, jazz is a building block, a musical foundation. Troy Andrews, aka Trombone Shorty, fully embraces the future-funk and grimy rock backbeats which bring crowds to their feet. But at his ...

You will receive many opportunities to perform with a variety of ensembles large and small. In addition to regular CU big band and combo concerts on campus, students often perform in other venues in ...

With the Super Bowl coming to the SuperDome this year, the NFL is also bringing in some New Orleans flare. Since the city has such a rich music history, the league has decided to spotlight some of New ...