Trombone Shorty

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Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews (2010)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Backatown
  DE 96 09/24/2010 (1 week)
For true
  DE 73 03/10/2011 (1 week)
  CH 47 09/25/2011 (2 weeks)
  US 72 October 01, 2011 (2 weeks)
Say That to Say This
  DE 84 09/20/2013 (1 week)
  CH 60 09/22/2013 (1 week)
  US 108 09/28/2013 (1 week)
Parking Lot Symphony
  CH 73 07/05/2017 (1 week)
  US 148 05/20/2017 (1 week)

Trombone Shorty , real name Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986 in New Orleans , Louisiana ), is an American rhythm and blues and jazz musician ( trombone , trumpet , vocals ).

biography

Troy Andrews' grandfather was a successful blues musician, while his older brother James started out as a jazz trumpeter. Troy already mastered the trombone at the age of five and also played the trumpet and drums. His nickname Trombone Shorty comes from his favorite instrument, the trombone, and taking part in parades in New Orleans in kindergarten . He attended the renowned New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. His cousin Glen David Andrews is also a trombonist.

At the age of 16 he released his first album entitled Swingin 'Gate , which received critical acclaim. Further publications followed, including several live recordings of his appearances at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival between 2004 and 2008. He also appeared at European jazz festivals and also made excursions into pop music. Among other things, he accompanied Lenny Kravitz on his world tour in 2005 and performed with U2 and Green Day .

His breakthrough followed in 2010 with his first release on the major sub-label Verve Records . The album Backatown came in at number 3 on the jazz charts in the USA and even made it into the German album charts. On the album, which consists almost exclusively of his own compositions, Trombone Shorty not only plays the trombone , but also numerous other instruments and can also be heard as a singer. Backatown was nominated for an award in the Best Contemporary Jazz Album category at the 2011 Grammy Awards .

In November 2012, Trombone Shorty won the Down Beat magazine's annual reader survey for the first time in the "Best Trombonist" category. In 2016 he received a Heinz Award .

Discography

  • Trombone Shorty's Swingin 'Gate (2002)
  • 12 & Shorty (2004, with James Andrews)
  • The End of the Beginning (2005, Troy Andrews Quintet)
  • Trombone Shorty Meets Lionel Ferbos (2005, with Lionel Ferbos )
  • Orleans & Claiborne (2005, with Orleans Avenue)
  • Backatown (2010)
  • For True (2011)
  • Say That to Say This (2013)
  • Parking Lot Symphony (2017)

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  1. ↑ DE CH US
  2. ↑ 2012 DownBeat Readers Poll ( Memento of the original from December 12, 2012 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.downbeat.com
  3. ↑ http://www.universal-music.de/trombone-shorty/diskografie/detail/product:192769/say-that-to-say-this-trombone-shorty

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personal data
SURNAME Trombone Shorty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Andrews, Troy (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B and jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd January 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana , USA