Home » Search Center » Results: trombone shorty

Results for "trombone shorty"

Article: Album Review

Dr. John: The Montreux Years

Read "The Montreux Years" reviewed by Dave Linn

by Dave Linn
June 8, 2023

New Orleans is considered the birthplace of jazz. In the late 1800s, the city was a melting pot of different cultures, including African, European, and Caribbean. This cultural diversity had a profound impact on the music of the city. The new sounds of Dixieland and ragtime became the foundation in the evolution of jazz. Artists such ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ben Wolfe, Trombone Shorty, Margie Hyams & Mike Dillon

by Joe Dimino
February 5, 2023

We kick off the 788th Episode of Neon Jazz with vibraphonist and Kansas City native Mike Dillon and Punkadelic with music off their 2023 album Inflorescence. We follow that with Punkadelic member Brian Haas of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and their take on The Beatles “Julia" from their last studio album Winterwood Revealed. From there, we ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Trombone Shorty

January 2, 2023

All About Jazz is celebrating Trombone Shorty's birthday today! It was after midnight when Trombone Shorty stepped offstage at the House of Blues in New Orleans, but he wasn’t done playing yet. Not by a long shot. “I had an idea for a new song right after the show,” says Shorty, “so the band and I ...

Album

Lifted

By Trombone Shorty

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2022
Track listing: Come Back; Lie To Me; I'm Standing here ; What it Takes; Everybody In The World; Lifted; Forgiveness; Miss Beautiful; Might Not Make It Home; Good Company;

Album

Red Balloon

By Trombone Shorty

Label: Verve Forecast
Released: 2022
Track listing: Intro; Mr. Bluebell; Anxiety; Oak Tree; Communion In My Cup; Who's In Charge; Why Try; No ID; Cafe Du Monde; Easy Does It; Stolen Fruit; Big; Heavy; Jellyfish; Where Do We All Go;

Article: Year in Review

2022: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
December 29, 2022

Current events impacted the jazz world in significant ways throughout 2022. In its third year, the coronavirus pandemic continued to lurk in some settings, while others recovered in robust fashion. Russia's war on Ukraine was felt by musicians and triggered an outpouring of support for its victims. Initiatives to ensure greater equity in jazz advanced. The ...

Article: The Big Question

What Jazz Is Best For Running?

by Steve Cook
October 20, 2022

New York City isn't just an epicenter for the music that All About Jazz readers love. It is also home to the largest marathon in the world. With tens of thousands training for the upcoming race, this edition of The Big Question considers: What jazz is best for running? The following reflects on the question through ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Trombone Shorty, Chick Corea & Nduduzo Makhathini

by Joe Dimino
June 26, 2022

We start the 757th Episode of Neon Jazz with South African Blue Note Artist Nduduzo Makhathini with material off his new album In the Spirit of NTU. We continue with another South African jazz force, Dollar Brand, or better known as Abdullah Ibrahim. From there, we get into a New Orleans frame of mind with the ...

Article: In Pictures

Kamasi Washington, Trombone Shorty and George Clinton Kickoff a New Season of Outdoor Music

by Dave Kaufman
June 25, 2022

The New York City summer music season kicked off with a series of extravagant concerts that turned out large crowds to the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park and Central Park SummerStage presentations. The comfortable temperatures and low humidity created perfect conditions for outdoor events. Perhaps, the crowds were also buoyed by a collective sense of ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Trombone Shorty

January 2, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Trombone Shorty's birthday today! Since the release of their Grammy-nominated 2010 debut album, Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively while winning hordes of new fans performing nonstop on five continents. Their latest album, For True, offers substantive proof of their explosive growth, further refining the signature sound Troy ...