Glen David Andrews

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Glen David Andrews (left) with Trombone Shorty at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Glen David Andrews (born July 4, 1979 in New Orleans ) is an American rhythm and blues and jazz musician ( trombone , also vocals ) who is active in the music scene in his hometown.

Life

Glen David Andrews comes from a family of musicians. His brother Derrick is the snare drummer for the Rebirth Brass Band ; his half-brother James Andrews plays the trumpet and is known as "Satchmo of the Ghetto" and cousin Troy Andrews is known as " Trombone Shorty ". Andrews grew up listening to brass band music and traditional jazz. these influences form the basis of his music to this day. As a teenager, he joined the second-line parades through his neighborhood, playing bass drum at the time . When he was twelve he decided to play the trumpet. More than his theoretical music lessons, he was influenced by the musical skills of Tuba Fats , Frogman Joseph , Harry Nance , Harold Dejan and other local greats. Glen David Andrews was often referred to as the "Crown-prince of Tremé ".

As a teenager and young adult he played in numerous brass bands ( New Birth, Lil Rascals, Tremé Brass Band ). He was arrested in 2008 after participating in an illegal second line parade . But Glen David Andrews is also associated with traditional New Orleans music; he plays regularly in the Preservation Hall or includes traditional jazz numbers, old hymns and spirituals in his program.

His first album (still with the funk band The Lazy Six ) was released in 2003 ( Dumaine St. Blues ). In 2008 he played with his band at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival . The following year he released the gospel album Walking Through Heaven's Gate , which earned him a Grammy nomination; he toured internationally several times in recent years. In 2012 his album Live at Three Muses was released, and in 2014 Redemption .

Discographic notes

  • Dumaine St. Blues (Louisiana Red Hot Records, 2002)
  • French Quarter Jazz In Jackson Square (Louisiana Red Hot Records, 2007)
  • Walking Through Heaven's Gate (Threadhead, 2008)
  • Live at Three Muses (GDA Music Group 2011)
  • Redemption (Louisiana Red Hot Records, 2013)
  • Portrait Of The Treme Prince (Louisiana Red Hot Records, 2019, LRHR 7109)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d New Orleans trombonist Glen David Andrews faces attempted murder charge, drug rehab stint The Times-Picayune , July 31, 2012
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.concertschubert.de
personal data
SURNAME Andrews, Glen David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rhythm and blues and jazz musician (trombone, also vocals)
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans