In 1990, Bo Diddley heard the four-year-old Andrews playing and invited him on stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. [12] . He participated in brass band parades as a child, becoming a band leader by the age of six.

View of a very young Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews (b. 1986) performing at the 1990 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. He is seen playing trumpet while dressed in a light-colored collared...

2 days ago · Bo Diddley invited Trombone Shorty on stage in 1990, when Trombone Shorty was 4, at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Trombone Shorty joined his brother's band when he was 6 years old.

Nov 9, 2023 · Bo Diddley asked the crowd on a sunny day in New Orleans, LA. Suddenly, four-year-old Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews was lifted into the air and over the crowd to perform onstage with the famous musician.

Aug 25, 2016 · Trombone Shorty (public library) breaks the mold in spectacular fashion. This award-winning book is an autobiographical portrait of author Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews’ life as a child growing up in the New Orleans neighborhood of Tremé.

If anybody knows their way around a festival, it’s Trombone Shorty. Born Troy Andrews, he got his start (and nickname) earlier than most: at four, he made his first appearance at Jazz Fest performing with Bo Diddley; at six, he was leading his own brass band; and by his teenage years, he was hired by Lenny Kravitz to join the band he ...

Born Troy Andrews, Trombone Shorty got his start (and nickname) earlier than most: at four, he made his first appearance at Jazz Fest performing with Bo Diddley; at six, he was leading his own brass band; and by his teenage years, he was hired by Lenny Kravitz to join the band he assembled for his Electric Church World Tour.

Feb 5, 2008 · The New Orleans-raised Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews comes from a long line of brass-band greats, but is quickly coming into his own with a jazz-funk group — and plans to …

Legendary Blues guitarist Bo Diddley mentoring a young Trombone Shorty at the Jazz Heritage festival in 1998. This painting not only highlights two people who have made large contributions to the New Orleans music scene, but also depicts the importance of passing our knowledge down to younger generations.

Apr 27, 2022 · At the 1990 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Bo Diddley pulled a 4-year-old Troy Andrews onstage to play trombone. On May 8, Shorty will close the festival’s main stage, a position of pride he inherited from the Neville Brothers.