Wave Concert

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue ‘Backatown’ tour Friday, October 8th, 745pm at LBC Quad.  The Event is sponsered by the Development and Donor Relations Office andnd is Free and open to Tulane Alumni, Faculty, Graduate Students, Parents, Prospective undergrads, Staff & Visitors.

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is a trombone and trumpet player from New Orleans. Growing up in New Orleans’ Treme neighborhood, “Trombone Shorty” was participating in brass band parades as a child, carrying his trombone even before his arms were long enough to reach all the positions of the slide. Andrews was a bandleader by the age of 6. He appeared in a 2010 episode of Treme, the HBO series.

His current project is Orleans Avenue, a funk/pop/hip-hop mix. And he recently launched his latest album Backatown which is describe with his signature sound: “Supafunkrock”