Trombone Shorty
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- 1986-01-02
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Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews (born January 2, 1986) is a trombone and trumpet player from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Troy Andrews is the younger brother of trumpeter and bandleader James Andrews . Growing up in New Orleans' Treme neighborhood, "Trombone Shorty" was participating in brass band parades as a child, carrying his trombone even before his arms were long enough to reach all the positions of the slide. Andrews was a bandleader by the age of 6. <a href="https://www.last
Key dates
- Born
- 2 January 1986
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Troy
- Family name
- Andrews
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- voice
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1986 births20th-century African-American musicians21st-century African-American musicians21st-century American male musicians21st-century American trombonists21st-century American trumpetersAfrican-American jazz musiciansAmerican jazz trumpetersAmerican male jazz musiciansAmerican male trumpetersGrammy Award winnersJazz-funk trombonists