Rita Payés, was born in 1999 in Vilassar de Mar (Barcelona). She has lived Music with intensity and proximity since she was a child (her parents are musicians) and began studying at the School of ...

New Orleans musician Troy Andrews aka Trombone Shorty founded the Trombone Shorty Foundation to support young musicians in the city in the wake of Katrina. The foundation provides music education, ...

In January 1957, Jay Friedman walked into Orchestra Hall for the first time. He was a gangly teenager with a passion for the euphonium. His band director at Hyde Park High School had bought him a ...

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Trombone Shorty Foundation has announced that the Trombone Shorty Academy is now open for 2025/26 registration. A free after-school program for New Orleans youth ages ...

Ska heads have been waiting for this: A trombone emoji is imminent. The Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit foundation that upholds the Unicode Standard, announced the approved 2025 list of emoji. Other ...

More than 500 trombone players from around the world are gathering in London to play music, hone their skills and celebrate their love of the blaring brass instrument. The 2025 International Trombone ...

The low, brassy rumble of a few hundred trombones will echo across Western University this week as musicians from around the world gather for the International Trombone Festival. Hosted in Canada for ...

As Trombone Shorty put it, Spokane took “a little trip down to New Orleans” at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Sunday night. I barely missed the first opener, Dumpstaphunk, but the second opener, ...

Trombone Shorty, real name Troy Andrews, launched the Trombone Shorty Foundation in 2011 with executive director Bill Taylor. Together with an esteemed group of staff, the duo collaborate to ensure ...

Vatican City, May 8, 2025 — Before ascending to the papacy as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost led a surprising double life: acclaimed theologian by day, and celebrated jazz trombonist by night.

Launched by the New Orleans musician it's named for, the foundation recently held its 13th annual Shorty Fest fundraiser during the city's Jazz & Heritage Festival. By Taylor Mims Writer As part of ...

Assistant Professor of Trombone John Gruber gave a solo recital with Collaborative Pianist HyunSoo Kim on Sunday. In addition to his teaching and performing on campus, he is principal trombonist of ...