The award winning autobiography jazz artist Trombone Shorty comes to life in this vibrant video. -- Hailing from the TremeĢ neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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