Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

**SOLD OUT** Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

with Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds and Grits N. Gravy

Don't miss the Official Trombone Shorty After Party featuring DJ duo Grits N. Gravy, live at The Southern Cafe & Music Hall immediately following the show! The After Party is FREE to the public and the Soul & Funk tunes will be flowing well into the night. The Southern is located at 103 S. First Street, just 1 block from the Jefferson Theater.

More About Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue: New Orleans native Trombone Shorty began his career as a bandleader at the young age of six, toured internationally at age 12, and spent his teens playing with various brass bands throughout New Orleans and touring worldwide with Lenny Kravitz. He is currently the front man for his own ensemble Orleans Avenue, a funk/rock/jazz/hip-hop band. Together, Trombone Shorty and the band have toured across the U.S., Europe, Australia, Russia, Japan and Brazil. In 2010, Trombone Shorty released his debut album, the Grammy®-nominated "Backatown," followed by "For True" in 2011, which topped Billboard magazine's Contemporary Jazz Chart for 12 weeks. His newest album, "Say That to This," was released in 2013 and features funk/jazz elements of New Orleans. Trombone Shorty appeared in several episodes of HBO's "Treme," and has recently appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and "Conan." In 2012, he performed at the White House in honor of Black History Month with music royalty such as B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck and Booker T. Jones. At this year's Grammy Awards, he performed alongside Madonna, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Mary Lambert. In 2012, he received the President's Medal from Tulane University in recognition of his charitable work with the Trombone Shorty Foundation. In collaboration with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, the Trombone Shorty Foundation donates quality instruments to schools across New Orleans.

 

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  • Doors

    7:00 PM
  • Show

    8:00 PM

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