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Born Troy Andrews and better known as Trombone Shorty, this funk and jazz musician is notable for his skill on the trombone and the trumpet. He recorded numerous albums with his Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue band, including Backatown (2010) and For True (2011).He established the Trombone Shorty Foundation, which donates musical instruments to schoolchildren in the New Orleans area.He and Lenny Kravitz were among several high-profile musicians who contributed to the 2007 Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino album.
BEFORE FAMEHe led his first brass band when he was only four years old.
PERSONAL LIFEHe and his older brother, musician James Andrews, were born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. The siblings' grandfather, Jessie Hill, had a successful career as a rhythm and blues singer.
The meaning of the name Shorty: One Who Is Short FUN FACTSTrumpet Player Trombone Shorty were born on Thursday, birthstone is Garnet, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Tiger, it is 364 days until Trombone Shorty next birthday.
