The College of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Sterling Tanner who will join our faculty this fall as assistant professor of trombone. A performer, educator and clinician, Tanner is ...

As Mardi Gras celebrations are underway in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday, all eyes are on a performer who represents the heart, soul and success of the city: Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty ...

Trombone Shorty was one of seven children and grew up in a musical household. His brother, trumpet player and bandleader James Andrews, gave him a trombone when he was 4 years old. Bo Diddley invited ...

The artists, both Louisiana natives, performed shortly before kickoff at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle lit up the 2025 Super ...

History can lift you up or weigh you down. It can be a mountain to stand on or a sack of stones upon your back. This is especially true in a town where musical history is as rich and omnipresent as it ...

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue spent the summer touring Europe and is crisscrossing North America through fall. But they’re home this weekend for a headlining slot at the Gretna Heritage Festival.

If you see “The Peanuts Movie” next month, you might recognize the trombone behind the "wah wah" sound of the adult voices. New Orleans singer and trombone player Troy “Trombone” Shorty announced ...

Trombone Shorty is 39 years old but he's already taken center stage in New Orleans for 35 years. The Grammy Award winning musician from The Big Easy will perform "America the Beautiful" with ...