“Product Description
Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews' Is A Rare Artist Who Can Draw Both The Unqualified Respect Of Jazz Legends And Deliver A High-Energy Rock Show Capable Of Mesmerizing International Rock Stars And Audiences Alike. With Such An Unprecedented Mix Of Rock, Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop And Soul, He Had To Create His Own Name To Describe His Signature Sound: Supafunkrock! Andrews Is The Kind Of Player Who Comes Along Maybe Once In A Generation, And Backatown Is The Latest, Clearest Proof That His Artistry Is As Singular As His Raw Talent.
Equally adept on trombone and trumpet, Andrews plays a variety of other instruments as well. He’s applied the same skill sets and fierce discipline to his vocal instrument, to soulful effect, as the album demonstrates. Surrounding Andrews is his band, Orleans Avenue—Mike Ballard on bass, Pete Murano on guitar, Joey Peebles on drums, Dwayne Williams on percussion and Dan Oestreicher on baritone sax—virtuosos every one.
As for how he got this prestigious gig, Troy says, “We had a mutual friend in New Orleans named Sidney Torres, and Lenny Kravitz called him to say he was looking for some new horn players. Sydney said, ‘I have this kid who’s 18.’ Lenny said, ‘I’m lookin’ for somebody with soul—how can an 18-year-old kid have soul?’ But Sydney convinced him to fly me to Miami, I played for him and he kept me there. He said, ‘You’re in the band, and you’ve gotta work your butt off.’ So I had to learn like 20 years of music. To be able to play in that band and gain so much knowledge was huge. ”

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