Can music be the gateway to closer relations between Americans and Cubans and help provide relief amidst the economic downturn and isolation? That is the hope of a group of musicians who have been ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Each Christmas season, the Bare Bones Trombone choir invites any and all trombonists to join the group. They all come together to put on "Trombone Christmas," a series ...

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 ...

Jon Batiste expressed his feelings to his 1.9 million followers, and David Shaw, singer for The Revivalists, posted, “This ...

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 ...

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HAVANA — It's a bit chaotic in the band room of the Guillermo Tomas music school, on the outskirts of Havana, where scores of young players tune up their instruments, ready to learn some new music.

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 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Hillary Simms is the first woman to become a member of the American Brass Quintet. She says the field needs more role models. By Javier C. Hernández ...

New Orleans musician Troy Andrews aka Trombone Shorty founded the Trombone Shorty Foundation to support young musicians in the city in the wake of Katrina. The foundation provides music education, ...

A new video game allows users to play a virtual trombone to the music of some familiar favorites. Players get feedback ranging from "nasty" to "perfecto" - making Trombone Champ a tootin' good time.