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September 22, 2023

Journey To Nawlins, Chapter IX – Troy Andrews a.k.a. Trombone Shorty


Trombone slinger
Jazz ? Not in the way you imagine. R&B ? Yes, but not as you'd think. So what ? So, it's New Orleans, the Big Easy, the city where all musics mingle together, where all styles nourish each other, where horn instruments are sacred, where all people of all colors brotherly dance on Mardi Gras, where musicians are laid to their grave in music…

The old French city where slaves were entitled to sing, play percussion and dance on Congo Square on Sundays… The city where jazz is born, where rock'n'roll was born, where rhythm'n'blues was born, where funk was born… The city where unclassifiable musician Troy Andrews aka Trombone Shorty was born in 1986...