Trombone Shorty

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Trombone Shorty is an American musician and bandleader from New Orleans known for his virtuosic trombone and trumpet playing and his fusion of jazz, funk, rock, and hip-hop.

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instanceOf bandleader
human
musician
record producer
songwriter
trombonist
trumpeter
activeYearsStart 1990s
alsoKnownAs Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews NERFINISHED
basedIn New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
birthName Troy Andrews NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
fieldOfWork music education outreach
founded Trombone Shorty Foundation NERFINISHED
genre New Orleans brass band music
R&B
funk
hip hop
jazz
rock
hasRelative Glen David Andrews NERFINISHED
James Andrews NERFINISHED
influencedBy New Orleans brass band tradition NERFINISHED
instrument trombone
trumpet
vocals
knownFor energetic live performances
fusion of jazz, funk, rock, and hip hop
virtuosic trombone playing
virtuosic trumpet playing
memberOf Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue NERFINISHED
notableAward Grammy Award nomination
notableWork Backatown NERFINISHED
For True NERFINISHED
Lifted NERFINISHED
Parking Lot Symphony NERFINISHED
Say That to Say This NERFINISHED
Trombone Shorty (children's book, subject) NERFINISHED
occupation bandleader
recording artist
touring musician
performedAt New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival NERFINISHED
performedWith Foo Fighters NERFINISHED
Green Day NERFINISHED
Lenny Kravitz NERFINISHED
U2 NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
subjectOf autobiographical picture book "Trombone Shorty" by Troy Andrews
website https://www.tromboneshorty.com/

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