![]() In 2005, he was a featured member of Lenny Kravitz’s horn section for a world tour that shared billing with acts such as Aerosmith. And as a graduate he joined the ranks of others like Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr., Irvin Mayfield and Nicholas Payton. He attended the prestigious New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA). Originally attracting attention for his youth, by his teens he was attracting attention for his musical virtuosity as well. Andrews was a bandleader by the age of 6. Growing up in New Orleans’ Treme neighborhood, “Trombone Shorty” was participating in brass band parades as a child, carrying his trombone even before his arms were long enough to reach all the positions of the slide. Troy Andrews is the younger brother of trumpeter and bandleader James Andrews. Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews (born January 2, 1986) is a trombone and trumpet player from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. ![]()
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