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, ...

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, ...

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago, Troy Andrews was 19 years old, and already a seasoned professional musician who had toured with Lenny Kravitz. Andrews, better known as Trombone ...

Ska heads have been waiting for this: A trombone emoji is imminent. The Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit foundation that upholds the Unicode Standard, announced the approved 2025 list of emoji. Other ...

As Trombone Shorty put it, Spokane took “a little trip down to New Orleans” at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Sunday night. I barely missed the first opener, Dumpstaphunk, but the second opener, ...

Trombone Shorty looks to bring his New Orleans flare to the Inland Northwest. Troy Andrews, better known by his stage name Trombone Shorty, first picked up the trombone at just 4 years old and has ...

Trombone Shorty, real name Troy Andrews, launched the Trombone Shorty Foundation in 2011 with executive director Bill Taylor. Together with an esteemed group of staff, the duo collaborate to ensure ...

Vatican City, May 8, 2025 — Before ascending to the papacy as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost led a surprising double life: acclaimed theologian by day, and celebrated jazz trombonist by night.

It’s official: Syracuse Jazz Fest is on for 2025 with some big names on the lineup, including three Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. The 39th edition of the Syracuse International Jazz Festival will take ...

Editor’s note: This story contains scenes of inappropriate touching and conduct. If you or someone you know has experienced something similar, resources are available here. Vanessa Fralick was 21 and ...

Lisa Werner, a music teacher at St. Bruno Parish School in Dousman, traveled last year to Antarctica thanks to a teaching fellowship.

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 ...