Trombone Shorty Biography

Fast Facts

• Launched the Trombone Shorty Foundation which provides music education and mentorship to young musicians
• Was one of several musicians to record a song for "Sing Me Back Home," a benefit CD for New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
• Began playing the trombone when he was only 4 years old, earning the nickname "Trombone Shorty" because the instrument was twice his size
• Was a bandleader at the age of 8 and began touring the country at the age of 10
• Best known as a trombone and trumpet player who plays with the band Orleans Avenue
• Toured with Lenny Kravitz as a member of his horn section in 2005
• Describes his musical style as "SupaFunkRock" because of his blending of several different genres