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Trombone Shorty received top honors at the Big Easy Music Awards in New Orleans this week, earning the Best Male Performer Award. He was also featured on Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino which was named the Best Album of 2007. The all star hit compilation also featured Rosebud artists Marcia Ball, Allen Toussaint and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Trombone Shorty will tour the U.S. throughout 2008 with his Offbeat Award-winning R&B/Funk band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. ...see tour dates >> Marcia Ball will be touring North America extensively throughout 2008 in support of her new album, Peace Love and BBQ....see tour dates >> The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will also be touring extensively throughout the U.S. this year....see tour dates >> Allen Toussaint will play select shows in the U.S. and Europe in 2008...see tour dates >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Allen Toussaint and Trombone Shorty will be featured participants in the nationally televised NBA All-Star game on TNT Sunday, February 17th. Trombone Shorty will perform during the player introductions along with Branford Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins and Rebirth Brass Band. Allen Toussaint will perform at half time as part of an all star lineup of keyboardists also featuring Harry Connick, Jr. and his band with Dr. John, Davell Crawford, Art Neville, Ivan Neville, Jonathan Batiste and Ellis Marsalis. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will perform throughout the television special on the preceding day which will include the 3-Point Challenge, Slam Dunk competition and skills challenge. The NBA All-Star Game begins at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) at New Orleans Arena. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Allen Toussaint and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue are all touring throughout 2008. - see tour dates >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Holiday Concert Gift to New Orleans Matched With Honors For Trombone Shorty Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, along with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shades of Praise Choir, headlined a free three-hour Christmas concert at the First Baptist Church of New Orleans for an over-capacity crowd of 1500+ people. Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu praised Trombone Shorty for his dedication to the community, and honored him with an award from the State of Louisiana. Senator Diana Bajoie of Louisiana awarded him with a state proclamation for his musical contributions, and Mayor Ray Nagin also attended the multi-cultural event, and presented Trombone Shorty with a proclamation from the City of New Orleans. City Council members were also in attendance, along with State Representative Juan LeFonte, who also awarded Trombone Shorty with a declaration from the State of Louisiana House. Politicians joined New Orleans families and churchgoers to hear this unique musical Christmas event organized by the New Orleans Music Hall of Fame featuring New Orleans's newest star, Trombone Shorty. And later in the week at the House of Blues in New Orleans, Lenny Kravitz sat in on drums with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. The show was a benefit for the Daniel Price Memorial Fund which also included Rebirth Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins, and Rockin' Dopsie. Catch Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue on tour throughout 2008 - see tour dates >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rosebud artists Bettye LaVette and Mavis Staples scored spots in the top 35 of Village Voice's annual "Pazz & Jop Poll" for LaVette’s Scene Of The Crime and Staples’ We'll Never Turn Back. The annual poll combines ballots from 577 critics’ Top 10 lists to acknowledge the best albums of 2007. Additional Rosebud artists whose CDs were honored were Bill Frisell (for his work with Floratone and with Paul Motian and Joe Lovano) Loudon Wainwright III, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ruthie Foster, Pieta Brown, Ann Savoy and the late Muddy Waters. Compilations that featured Rosebud artists were Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars), Goin Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino (Allen Toussaint, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Trombone Shorty and Marcia Ball) and Song Of America (The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bettye LaVette). See the full list of albums at: Village Voice's annual "Pazz & Jop Poll" >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rosebud artists Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet were honored at Offbeat Magazine's 2007 Best of the Beat Awards in New Orleans on January 12th. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue took home the award for Best R&B/Funk Band or Performer. Trombone Shorty took home his second consecutive award for Band or Performer of the Year. BeauSoleil was once again awarded Best Cajun Band or Performer making this their record 12th win. Offbeat Magazine Awards celebrates Louisiana music and is determined by readers in an online poll. The Best of the Beat Awards Results >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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August 28, 2007: 'Trombone Shorty' toots New Orleans neighborhood's horn >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Trombone Shorty Scoring Major Media & Best Performance Award - Billboard, USA Today, Good Morning America, MSN, Village Voice features Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue’s profile continues to rise with a number of recent major media features in just the past few weeks. Trombone Shorty, aka Troy Andrews, gave USA Today a tour of his Treme neighborhood for a feature story on Katrina's anniversary, with an added feature on his favorite haunts in the city. Andrews also appeared recently on Good Morning America as well as on an MSN Music special on post-Katrina New Orleans. He also scored a major feature this past week in the Village Voice. And Billboard Magazine's review of Goin Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino notes “Whole Lotta Loving,” featuring Andrews with Lenny Kravitz, Rebirth Brass Band and others as one of the project's funkiest tracks and declares Andrews as "one of New Orleans’ fastest rising players." A recent show in Tampa, Florida won the award for Best Musical Performance of the Year in Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay awards. Speaking of which, the last weekend alone saw Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue sell out in New York City and follow that with unanimous raves after appearing before a wildly enthusiastic crowd of 800 students at Yale University. see tour dates >> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino features Rosebud artists Allen Toussaint, Marcia Ball, Trombone Shorty and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. On this double-disc tribute, Allen Toussaint joins Paul McCartney on "I Want to Walk You Home” and Marcia Ball pairs up with Irma Thomas for their own rendition of "I Just Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind". Marcia also sings backing vocals with Dr John on “Don’t Leave Me This Way”. Trombone Shorty also does double duty teaming up with the Rebirth Brass Band and Lenny Kravitz on "Whole Lotta Loving" and also joining with Ivan Nevilles Dumpstaphunk and B B King on “Goin Home” while The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is featured on "Every Night About This Time," along with Joss Stone and Buddy Guy. The album, set for a September 25 release, includes Domino hits such as "Blueberry Hill," "I’m Walkin’," and "Ain’t That a Shame”. Other artists on the album include Willie Nelson, Elton John, Robert Plant, and Neil Young. Proceeds are to be donated to New Orleans Public Schools and fund the reconstruction of Domino’s home, which was severely damaged from Hurricane Katrina. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Rosebud Signs Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue The Rosebud Agency is proud to welcome its latest signing, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. New Orleans native Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, a bandleader since age 6, has earned rave reviews both for his jazz artistry and as leader of a blazing funk/rock/hip-hop band. The 21-year-old musician dazzles on both trumpet and trombone, and Offbeat Magazine recently named him Performer of the Year as well as Best Contemporary Jazz Performer. The explosive Orleans Avenue band features Mike Ballard on bass, James Martin on tenor sax, Pete Murano on guitar, Joey Peebles on drums and Charlie Smith on keyboards. Rolling Stone critic David Fricke called Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue a "thrilling" highlight of the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Look for Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue on tour throughout 2007 with more dates being added weekly - see tour dates >>. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • |
Trombone Shorty Earns Best Male Performer Honors, Fats Domino Tribute Album Featuring Numerous Rosebud Artists Wins Best Album at Big Easy Music Awards
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Allen Toussaint And Trombone Shorty Featured in NBA All-Star Festivities
Bettye LaVette, Mavis Staples And More Rosebud Artists Recognized In Village Voice Pazz & Jop Poll
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and BeauSoleil Honored at Offbeat Awards
In December 2006, Trombone Shorty made his acting debut on the NBC television series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." Leading a group of New Orleans musicians, his outstanding musical performance of the holiday classic "O Holy Night" on the show drew an enthusiastic response from viewers. Click 
Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino featuring Allen Toussaint, Marcia Ball, Trombone Shorty and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band out September 25