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'Here Come The Girls'... Again

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'Here Come The Girls'... Again

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Drummer Stanton Moore — a founding member of the funk band Galactic — has a new release with "Here Come the Girls" on a tribute album to the late songwriting producer Allen Toussaint.

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Trombone Shorty Pushes Tradition Forward

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Trombone Shorty Pushes Tradition Forward

On his new album, Parking Lot Symphony, Troy Andrews keeps New Orleans' brass-band sound up-to-date. Thanks to a new generation of musicians, he says, "the future of the music is in good hands."

Trombone Shorty Pushes Tradition Forward

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Trombone Shorty: Newport Jazz 2011

Trombone Shorty performs with Orleans Avenue on the Quad Stage during the Newport Jazz Festival. Erik Jacobs for NPR hide caption

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Trombone Shorty: Newport Jazz 2011

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Hear the jazz trombonist and singer embrace future-funk and rock backbeats in a set from Newport.

Trombone Shorty: Newport Jazz 2011

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A Young Torchbearer Lights The Way For New Orleans Music Students

Trombone Shorty, aka Troy Andrews, has started a foundation dedicated to music education in New Orleans. Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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A Young Torchbearer Lights The Way For New Orleans Music Students

At 27, bandleader Trombone Shorty is already an icon in his hometown. So he's giving back: Through his own foundation, the "supafunkrock" brass player is nurturing even younger talent in local schools.

A Young Torchbearer Lights The Way For New Orleans Music Students

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Trombone Shorty's Raging Parade

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue perform at the famous New Orleans jazz bar Tipitina's. Rick Diamond/Getty Images hide caption

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Trombone Shorty's Raging Parade

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Trombone Shorty takes World Cafe host David Dye to a Second Line parade, a New Orleans tradition with big heart and even bigger brass.

Trombone Shorty's Raging Parade

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Trombone Shorty: Tiny Desk Concert

Trombone Shorty at the NPR Music office.

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Trombone Shorty: Tiny Desk Concert

He can play the horn. He can sing. And that's made him the latest musical star of a great New Orleans tradition. But Trombone Shorty mainly just wants you to dance: "I know you came here to move," he sings to an office full of NPR staff.

Trombone Shorty: Tiny Desk Concert

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Trombone Shorty Mixes Jazz Sounds, Old And New

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews has been playing music since age 4. Kirk Edwards hide caption

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Trombone Shorty Mixes Jazz Sounds, Old And New

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, 25, grew up in a musical family in the New Orleans neighborhood of Treme. By the age of 6, he was touring with his brother's band. Today, he's hailed for bridging old and new styles of jazz into a unique sound he calls "Supafunkrock."

Trombone Shorty Mixes Jazz Sounds, Old And New

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Trombone Shorty: 'Backatown' New Orleans Funk

Trombone Shorty, aka Troy Andrews, released Backatown, his first major label album, just in time for the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Kirk Edwards hide caption

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Trombone Shorty: 'Backatown' New Orleans Funk

The young multi-instrumentalist Troy Andrews has toured the world playing music. But he remains loyal to his roots in his old New Orleans neighborhood of Treme. On his new album, he works from the long history of Crescent City R&B.

Trombone Shorty: 'Backatown' New Orleans Funk

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Bonnaroo 2010: Trombone Shorty, Live In Concert

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews kicks things off at the "Which" stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Laura Fedele hide caption

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Bonnaroo 2010: Trombone Shorty, Live In Concert

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, a native of New Orleans, grew up playing music in the Treme neighborhood. Since his early childhood, Andrews has been active in the city's music community, performing in brass-band parades and local venues. Hear Trombone Shorty perform live from the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

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