6 Quotes & Sayings By Trombone Shorty

Trombone Shorty is a Grammy-nominated, six-time Grammy-winning musician. Born in New Orleans, he began playing the trombone at age nine and attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. At age 15, Trombone Shorty formed the musical group Orleans Avenue. They were signed to a major label and a Grammy Award winning song was released Read more

In 2000, they won another Grammy when their song "Gunslinger" won in the Best R&B Song category. Trombone Shorty has performed on many albums with rock groups such as The Black Crowes, Gov't Mule and Galactic with Latin superstars such as Tito Puente, Cal Tjader and Tito Nieves. He has also recorded with jazz artists such as Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis and has played with hip-hop artists such as Erykah Badu, Common and Kanye West.

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That always has been one of my dreams, to be able to appeal to a bunch of people. Trombone Shorty
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Whenever we can, we try to talk to students. If I can, I'll invite kids from a school to a sound check and take questions from them. I want to show them it's cool to play the trombone. Kids are influenced by what's accessible to them. It's hard for kids to be introduced to music other than what they see on TV and video. Trombone Shorty
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Whenever I go jamming, people are looking to cut me. The young ones learn my stuff and come play it at me, and I have to learn other stuff. I feel a lot of pressure. But it's cool. It's a good pressure. Trombone Shorty
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We really practice music and work really hard. Sometimes we'll leave at six in the morning, and we started at three the day before. Trombone Shorty
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As a kid, I would wake up, and there'd be a jazz funeral while I'm walking to school. And when I come home, you can find Rebirth band playing for a birthday party the same day. Trombone Shorty