Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Featured On PollStar Magazine Cover

Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews) & Orleans Avenue are featured on the cover of this week's PollStar magazine (11/2/09 issue). In the article, Troy talks about his exciting live performances and about growing into his role as bandleader after touring with his brother and with Lenny Kravitz. Also highlighted is his current involvement with Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu in reaching out to youth through music. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue are in the studio working on their first full length release for national distribution with Ben Ellman of Galactic producing. Catch them live on stage, please see Tour Dates >>

PollStar (free version): HotStar Tromobone Shorty

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Celebrate My Feet Can't Fail Me Now 25th Anniversary With Re-release Of Milestone CD

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of their landmark debut album, My Feet Can't Fail Me Now. They will be re-releasing the milestone CD on November 3rd, 2009 and are currently offering a free download of the re-mastered title track on their website (dirtydozenbrass.com). Watch the site for details on special anniversary album packages. The Dirty Dozen inspired a resurgence of New Orleans' brass band music and married the tradition to a contemporary sound that drew admirers and collaborators as diverse as Widespread Panic, Dave Mathews, Norah Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, David Bowie, Robert Randolph and many more. Their live shows into 2010 will feature the band performing My Feet Can't Fail Me Now in its entirety with traditional instrumentation. Please see Tour Dates >>