Watching jazz trombonist Michael Dease improvise solos in front of a wailing big band is like watching a high-flying trapeze artist. He soars to great heights, takes huge risks, depends on the team ...

The Grammy-winner, born Troy Andrews, will perform a rendition of "America the Beautiful" with Lauren Daigle ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl on Feb. 9, 2025 Alexandra Schonfeld is a staff editor at ...

New Orleanian Craig Klein is a Grammy-winning trombonist, educator and composer. His influence spans over 200 recordings with legends like Dr. John and the Neville Brothers, and he actively performs ...

In the span of seven studio albums — the first three released on the small independent label Treme Records — Trombone Shorty has reached the pinnacle for a New Orleans musician. Leading his 10-person ...

When Troy Andrews was 4 years old, Bo Diddley invited the New Orleans musical prodigy to play onstage at Jazz Fest. With an instrument as big as him, young Troy was soon dubbed Trombone Shorty. As a ...

Mountains of Music at the GoPro Mountain Games brings a three-day lineup of evening shows at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Bonfire Dub take the stage on ...

This summer, Assistant Professor of Trombone Sterling Tanner led a group of CU Boulder students to participate in the International Trombone Festival (ITF) hosted at Western University in London, ...