Trombone Shorty (born Troy Andrews) performing on the Hollywood Bowl on Sept. 8, 2021.
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GRAMMY-winning artist Trombone Shorty (born Troy Andrews) will tour with Tank & the Bangas. The second annual Shorty Gras Tour will begin on March 6 in Burlington, VT.
Andrews received his begin (and nickname) sooner than most: at 4, he made his first look at Jazz Fest performing with Bo Diddley; at six, he was main his brass band; and by his teenage years, Andrews was employed by Lenny Kravitz to hitch the band he assembled for his Electrical Church World Tour.
The Shorty Gras Tour was first launched final 12 months and rapidly turned a fan favourite, providing a style of Orleans’ Mardi Gras custom to audiences far past Louisiana. Impressed by Trombone Shorty’s position main the Krewe de Freret Parade and internet hosting the Shorty Gras Ball at Mardi Gras World for the previous a number of years at residence in New Orleans, this tour transports that joyous, celebratory power to live performance halls throughout the U.S.
In January 2025, he led the fourth Getting Funky in Havana cultural change journey to Cuba alongside his band Orleans Avenue, younger musicians from the Trombone Shorty Basis, and famend Afro-Cuban star Cimafunk. The cultural change featured performances and collaborations between New Orleans and Cuba artists, highlighting the deep-rooted musical connections between the 2 areas.
Since then, he has launched 4 chart-topping studio albums, toured with artists together with Jeff Beck and the Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers, and collaborated with artists together with Pharrell, Bruno Mars, Normani, and Ringo Starr. He has additionally participated in main music festivals, together with Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport People, and Newport Jazz.
Moreover, he has carried out 4 instances on the GRAMMY Awards, 5 instances on the White Home, and on dozens of TV exhibits. Moreover, he launched the Trombone Shorty Basis to help youth music schooling and obtained the celebrated Caldecott Honor for his kids’s ebook.
The tour will proceed by September, stopping in New Orleans on April 26 and 28 and Could 4. Different exhibits on the tour will occur in states together with New York (upstate), Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington, and Utah.
These interested by attending upcoming exhibits can discover info on the right way to buy tickets on Trombone Shorty’s web site: https://www.tromboneshorty.com/tour.
