Thursday, Aug. 26 in NYC- (From The New Yorker) New Orleans Summer JazzFest :
The HBO series “Treme” has put the spotlight on the eminently funky music indigenous to New Orleans. This show, featuring the Big Easy sensation Troy (Trombone Shorty) Andrews (who grew up in that neighborhood and appears in the television series), the pianist Jon Cleary, and the High and Mighty Brass Band, offers a taste of what’s on the regular menu down there. (Water Taxi Beach, South Street Seaport, Pier 17. For more information, visit nolafunk.com.)
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Friday, Aug. 27 in Norfolk, CT- (Htfd Courant) Infinity Music Hall
Trombone Shorty is a young man on a mission. He's determined to spread the good-time vibes of New Orleans music, in all its stylistic guises, to audiences around the world. The multi-instrumentalist and singer, born Troy Andrews, carries his mission to Connecticut on Friday at Norfolk's Infinity Hall with his group, Orleans Avenue. Concertgoers should be prepared to be showered by Orleans Avenue's multidirectional grooves, searing guitar leads and dance-happy horn charts. "Music is music," Andrews said last week, just before embarking on a brief Brazilian tour. "When it comes to live shows, I don't think genres matter." - (read more)
Songs From Treme blog
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