Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews is honored as the subject of the official 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Poster.  This is the second time he's been featured on a Jazz Fest poster.  In 2009 at age 23, Troy was featured on the Festival's annual Congo Square official poster, becoming the youngest artist ever to be pictured on the prestigious poster.  The next youngest was Wynton Marsalis, who was featured at age 41.  Troy now has the distinction of being both the youngest AND the second youngest musician to be featured on an official Jazz Fest poster. Click here to check out and purchase the 2012 poster by artist Terrance Osborne: <http://www.art4now.com/cgi/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=ST-20120102> and check out the Trombone Shorty Congo Square 2009 Jazz Fest poster here:  <http://www.art4now.com/cgi/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=ST-20090202>

Past editions of the Jazz Fest poster have featured Louis Armstrong, Professor Longhair, Wynton Marsalis, Mahalia Jackson, Allen Toussaint, the Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Harry Connick, Jr. and the inventor of New Orleans Jazz, Buddy Bolden, among others.  Opening day of each year's Festival sees throngs of collectors sprinting for the poster tent and the poster usually selling out before the Festival's end.

Catch Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue performing at Jazz Fest, which follows shows on multiple continents, including dates from Japan to Ecuador, Europe, Singapore and Australia to Moscow in the first few months of 2012 alone.  See them on a stage near you, please see Tour Dates

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews is honored as the subject of the official 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Poster.  This is the second time he's been featured on a Jazz Fest poster.  In 2009 at age 23, Troy was featured on the Festival's annual Congo Square official poster, becoming the youngest artist ever to be pictured on the prestigious poster.  The next youngest was Wynton Marsalis, who was featured at age 41.  Troy now has the distinction of being both the youngest AND the second youngest musician to be featured on an official Jazz Fest poster. Click here to check out and purchase the 2012 poster by artist Terrance Osborne: <http://www.art4now.com/cgi/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=ST-20120102> and check out the Trombone Shorty Congo Square 2009 Jazz Fest poster here:  <http://www.art4now.com/cgi/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=ST-20090202>

Past editions of the Jazz Fest poster have featured Louis Armstrong, Professor Longhair, Wynton Marsalis, Mahalia Jackson, Allen Toussaint, the Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Harry Connick, Jr. and the inventor of New Orleans Jazz, Buddy Bolden, among others.  Opening day of each year's Festival sees throngs of collectors sprinting for the poster tent and the poster usually selling out before the Festival's end.

Catch Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue performing at Jazz Fest, which follows shows on multiple continents, including dates from Japan to Ecuador, Europe, Singapore and Australia to Moscow in the first few months of 2012 alone.  See them on a stage near you, please see Tour Dates

Trombone Shorty has been honored with 6 Best of The Beat Awards, presented by OffBeat magazine.  For the second year in a row, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue were awarded Artist of the Year (their 4th overall), Album of the Year (For True), Best R&B/Funk Artist (also their 4th overall), Best R&B/Funk Album, Best Trombonist for Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and a first time award for Best Music Video for "Do To Me."

The Best of the Beat Awards were held Friday, January 27.  This made for a major day for Troy, who earlier in the day collaborated with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to donate specially designed Trombone Shorty trumpets and trombones at Warren Easton High School as part of Troy's ongoing Horns For Schools project.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue recently added dates with Trombone Shorty mentor, Lenny Kravitz (Feb. 7 in Minneapolis) and with Zac Brown Band on March 10, 11 and 23.  Please see the full Press Release below:

TROMBONE SHORTY TAKES HOME ARTIST OF THE YEAR, ALBUM OF THE YEAR AND FOUR MORE OFFBEAT AWARDS, ADDS DATES WITH LENNY KRAVITZ AND ZAC BROWN BAND

NOLA MAYOR LANDRIEU AGAIN COLLABORATES ON "HORNS FOR SCHOOLS" PROJECT

Offbeat Magazine's annual "Best of the Beat" Awards honored Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with six top awards: Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for 'For True,' Best R&B/Funk Artist and Album, Best Trombonist for Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, and Best Music Video for For True single "Do To Me." This is Trombone Shorty's first win for Best Music Video, but the second year in a row winning in each of the other categories, and he's now won Artist of the Year and Best R&B/Funk Artist 4 times each.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will continue to relentlessly tour in 2012 with the new album For True (Verve Forecast) having just tallied an 11th week atop Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart. This past weekend the band left for two shows in Japan, which will be immediately followed by their debut in Ecuador, and later in February, their first shows in Moscow along with additional tour dates in France, the U.K. and Spain. The band recently added upcoming U.S. tour dates with Lenny Kravitz in Minneapolis on Feb. 7 as well as shows with the Zac Brown Band March 10, 11 and 23.

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews appeared with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu this past Friday to donate specially designed Trombone Shorty trumpets and trombones to students at Andrews' Alma Mater, New Orleans' Warren Easton High School, as part of Andrews' ongoing "Horns for Schools" project. Andrews performed for the students, joined by the Mayor on trumpet. Trombone Shorty also brought along some friends and family to join in including Jeffery Hills on tuba, Stafford Agee (Rebirth Brass Band) on trombone, Travis Hill on trumpet, his brother Buster Andrews on snare drum and Terrance Andrews on bass drum.

Go here for a full tour schedule: http://www.tromboneshorty.com/events/default.aspx

The Best of the Beat Awards were held Friday, January 27.  This made for a major day for Troy, who earlier in the day collaborated with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to donate specially designed Trombone Shorty trumpets and trombones at Warren Easton High School as part of Troy's ongoing Horns For Schools project.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue recently added dates with Trombone Shorty mentor, Lenny Kravitz (Feb. 7 in Minneapolis) and with Zac Brown Band on March 10, 11 and 23.  Please see the full Press Release below:

TROMBONE SHORTY TAKES HOME ARTIST OF THE YEAR, ALBUM OF THE YEAR AND FOUR MORE OFFBEAT AWARDS, ADDS DATES WITH LENNY KRAVITZ AND ZAC BROWN BAND

NOLA MAYOR LANDRIEU AGAIN COLLABORATES ON "HORNS FOR SCHOOLS" PROJECT

Offbeat Magazine's annual "Best of the Beat" Awards honored Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with six top awards: Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for 'For True,' Best R&B/Funk Artist and Album, Best Trombonist for Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, and Best Music Video for For True single "Do To Me." This is Trombone Shorty's first win for Best Music Video, but the second year in a row winning in each of the other categories, and he's now won Artist of the Year and Best R&B/Funk Artist 4 times each.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will continue to relentlessly tour in 2012 with the new album For True (Verve Forecast) having just tallied an 11th week atop Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart. This past weekend the band left for two shows in Japan, which will be immediately followed by their debut in Ecuador, and later in February, their first shows in Moscow along with additional tour dates in France, the U.K. and Spain. The band recently added upcoming U.S. tour dates with Lenny Kravitz in Minneapolis on Feb. 7 as well as shows with the Zac Brown Band March 10, 11 and 23.

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews appeared with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu this past Friday to donate specially designed Trombone Shorty trumpets and trombones to students at Andrews' Alma Mater, New Orleans' Warren Easton High School, as part of Andrews' ongoing "Horns for Schools" project. Andrews performed for the students, joined by the Mayor on trumpet. Trombone Shorty also brought along some friends and family to join in including Jeffery Hills on tuba, Stafford Agee (Rebirth Brass Band) on trombone, Travis Hill on trumpet, his brother Buster Andrews on snare drum and Terrance Andrews on bass drum.

Go here for a full tour schedule: http://www.tromboneshorty.com/events/default.aspx

On Monday, January 9, ESPN will debut the video for ³A La Modeliste,² Trombone Shorty's collaboration with Mark Ronson, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste and members of the Dap Kings, during their live telecast of the Allstate BCS National Championship College Football Game in New Orleans.  Listen to the song here.

Recorded in New Orleans, the song is part of the RE:GENERATION Music Project supported by the Grammys. The song will be featured in the documentary of the project coming in February.  The film follows five DJs and producers (Mark Ronson, DJ Premier, Skrillex, the Crystal Method, Pretty Lights), each exploring a genre of music and recording a new track within that style with high-profile collaborators.  RE:GENERATION will enjoy a unique nationwide, two-night only theatrical release in select cities and venues on February 16 and February 23, click here for more information.

In other football related news, Trombone Shorty performed the National Anthem and at half-time of the New York Giants' NFC Wild Card Playoff Game vs. the Atlanta Falcons on January 8, 2012.  The Anthem was broadcast live nationally on the Fox network and half-time featured the full band of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.  Catch Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue live on stage in 2012, please see Tour Dates>>

Trombone Shorty will be performing the National Anthem and at half-time of the New York Giants' NFC Wild Card Playoff Game vs. the Atlanta Falcons on January 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM ET.  The Anthem and the game will be broadcast live nationally on the Fox network.  Half-time will feature the full band of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews will also be in the area the night before, performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City as a featured guest of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's 50th Anniversary.  Other special guests include My Morning Jacket, Mos Def, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Allen Toussaint, Del McCoury Band, GIVERS and Tao Seeger.

This follows Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue's five show sold out New Year's Run, with shows in Aspen and Denver leading up to two sold out nights at the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on December 30th and 31st.  Catch the band live on stage in 2012, please see Tour Dates>>

Trombone Shorty earned his 5th recent cover story, this time in Australia's Rhythms magazine (December issue).  The feature follows Fall cover stories in DownBeat, JAZZIZ, Jazz News (France) and JAZZ N' MORE (Switzerland).

Rhythms' Brian Wise calls Trombone Shorty "the Jimi Hendrix of the trombone" and among other topics, reflects on last year¹s Bluesfest in Australia, where "With his band Orleans Avenue... Troy ["Trombone Shorty"] Andrews had ripped up the joint with some unforgettably energetic shows."

Catch the band live on stage as they close out 2011 with shows in New Orleans, Aspen, Denver and two nights headlining San Francisco's legendary Fillmore Auditorium on 12/30 and New Year's Eve 12/31.  Please see Tour Dates for more information>>

Verve and Paste Magazine have partnered to present “12 Days of Verve” to get you in the holiday spirit. Each day from now until Dec. 23, Verve will be giving away an iPod Nano and a $25 iTunes gift card to one lucky winner, but because it’s the holidays everyone walks away with something.

On each of the 12 days, fans will be able to download one free song from a terrific musician. The daily download starts today with a track from Teddy Thompson and features downloads from Daryl Hall, Trombone Shorty, Patrick Stump and Cobra Starship from Listen to Me:  Buddy Holly and many more! 

In addition to the opportunity to win the sweepstakes and download 12 free tracks, there is a special holiday gift where you can receive two free issues of the mPlayer which includes eight free songs an issue.

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Trombone Shorty has been honored with 8 nominations for the Best of The Beat Awards <http://offbeat.com/best-of-the-beat-awards-january-27-2012/>.  The awards are presented by OffBeat magazine <http://www.offbeat.com>, recognizing the best of New Orleans music.  Trombone Shorty garnered the most award nominations of any artist including Artist of the Year; Album of the Year for For True; Song of the Year for "Do To Me"; Best R&B/Funk Artist; Best R&B/Funk Album for For True; Best Trombonist; Best Trumpeter and Best Music Video for "Do To Me."  Last year the band was honored with awards for 5 of these categories: both Artist (their 3rd) and Album of the Year in addition to Best R&B/Funk Artist (also their 3rd) and R&B/Funk Album as well as Best Trombonist for Trombone Shorty.  He has also received 2 previous awards for Best Trumpeter.

Also nominated are several of the guest artists on For True, including Rebirth Brass Band, Stanton Moore and Ivan Neville.  Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews also wrote the song "AP Touro" for the Rebirth Brass Band's nominated album, Rebirth Of New Orleans.  In addition, Orleans Avenue's Dwayne "Big D" Williams is featured on Papa Grows Funk's nominated album, Needle in the Groove.  Congratulations to all the nominees!

Best of The Beat Award Nominees are selected by the editors and writers of OffBeat and voted on by the public.  To vote and for more information on the awards click here <http://offbeat.com/best-of-the-beat-awards-january-27-2012/>.  The awards take place January 27, 2012 at Generations Hall in New Orleans.

Trombone Shorty scores the cover story on JAZZIZ magazine's Winter 2011/2012 issue, on newsstands soon.  The eight-page feature includes interviews with Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and others, exploring his history and experiences growing up in New Orleans and more.  Click here to read the article <http://www.jazziz.com/pageflip/tromboneshortywinter2011/>.  The cover story comes with his Downbeat cover story still on the stands and directly in the wake of cover stories on France's Jazz News and Switzerland's JAZZ N' MORE magazines.

Trombone Shorty is also featured as the Music Rising December Spotlight Artist <http://www.musicrising.org/news>.  Music Rising is a campaign launched to rescue the musical culture of the Central Gulf region of the US from the destruction caused by the catastrophic hurricanes of the summer of 2005 by replacing the musical instruments lost or destroyed in the deluge.

The campaign was created in November of 2005 by U2's The Edge, Bob Ezrin and Henry Juszkiewicz with inaugural partners Gibson Musical Instruments, Guitar Center Music Foundation, MusiCares and Musician's Friend.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue were also just featured on Public Radio Exchange's syndicated Sound Opinions radio show.  Check out video clips from their studio performance here < http://www.wbez.org/story/live-music-thursday-trombone-shorty-improvises-second-line-tune-sound-opinions-94520 >.  The band are currently in the midst of a European tour before closing out a landmark year with shows in New Orleans, Aspen, Denver and two nights headlining San Francisco's legendary Fillmore Auditorium on 12/30 and New Year's Eve 12/31.  Please see Tour Dates for more information>>

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews' contributions are featured on two 2012 GRAMMY Award nominated albums.  He is a featured performer on Jeff Beck's Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul, nominated for Best Rock Album.  Troy also wrote the song "AP Touro" for the Rebirth Brass Band's album Rebirth Of New Orleans, nominated for Best Regional Roots Music Album.  Jeff Beck and Rebirth are featured guests on Trombone Shorty's latest album, For True, along with 2012 GRAMMY nominees Warren Haynes and Ledisi.  Congratulations to all the nominees!

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue are in the midst of touring Germany and Switzerland.  They return to the States to close out the year with shows in New Orleans, Aspen, Denver and at San Francisco's Fillmore on 12/30 and New Year's Eve 12/31.  Please see Tour Dates for more information>>

Press Release: November 17, 2011

TROMBONE SHORTY  "ONE OF THE MOST ENGAGING ENTERTAINERS ON EARTH" (PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS) - WRAPS UP WHIRLWIND 2011 WITH NEW TOUR DATES AND NEW YEAR'S EVE BLOWOUT IN SF

HEAR TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE PLAY WNYC'S SOUNDCHECK:

http://bit.ly/uq48P4

With new album 'For True' now in its sixth week atop the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews & Orleans Avenue will make a two-week trek through Europe before returning home for shows at New Orleans' House of Blues, then ending this year at SF's Fillmore for two nights, Dec 30 and 31.

Recent North American headline tour highlights include selling out Chicago's Park West weeks in advance for the band's debut at the venue, two consecutive sold out in advance nights at Washington DC's 9:30 Club, a full house for the band's first headline appearance at New York's Terminal 5 and a sold out headlining debut at Toronto's Opera House. These cap a year of touring to 16 countries on 4 continents.

'For True' has garnered praise from Rolling Stone, EW, NPR, CNN, Conan, Fallon, Ferguson and more. Trombone Shorty can currently be seen on the cover of DownBeat Magazine and will be on the cover of Jazziz Magazine later this year. Earlier this week he performed on WNYC's Soundcheck, listen to the show here: http://bit.ly/uq48P4

Recent praise for Trombone Shorty:

"New Orleans' brightest new star in a generation." - NPR, Talk of the Nation

"When the horns blow, it's all you need to know." - Rolling Stone, Will Hermes

"They set a blistering pace on this guest laden follow-up to last year's Grammy nominated Backatown." - USA Today, Steve Jones' 4-star review of 'For True'

"Brass band, funk, rock and even some gospel-drenched soul music... in many ways, he is a genre unto himself." ­ Billboard

"Apologies to whatever act has to follow him" - San Jose Mercury News

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue December US Tour Dates:

12/23 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues (Benefit)

12/24 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues

12/27 - Aspen, CO @ Wheeler Opera House

12/28 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre

12/29 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre

12/30 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

12/31 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore