Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and his band Orleans Avenue will be bringing there unique blend of hip hop/jazz/funk/rock to the Palace Theatre in St. Paul on Friday, October 20th
Trombone Shorty’s new album opens with a dirge, but if you think the beloved bandleader, singer, songwriter and horn-blower born Troy Andrews came here to mourn, you got it all wrong. That bit of beautiful New Orleans soul—”Laveau Dirge No. 1,” named after one of the city’s most famous voodoo queens—shows off our host’s roots before Parking Lot Symphony branches out wildly, wonderfully, funkily across 12 diverse cuts.
True to its title, this album contains multitudes of sound—from brass band blare and deep-groove funk, to bluesy beauty and hip-hop/pop swagger—and plenty of emotion all anchored, of course, by stellar playing and the idea that, even in the toughest of times, as Andrews says, “Music brings unity.”
As for why it’s taken Andrews so long to follow 2013’s Raphael Saadiq-produced Say That to Say This, the man simply says, “I didn’t realize so much time passed. Some artists don’t work until they put a record out but I never stopped going.” Truly. In the last four years, Andrews banked his fifth White House gig; backed Macklemore and Madonna at the Grammys; played on albums by She & Him, Zac Brown, Dierks Bentley, and Mark Ronson; opened tours for Daryl Hall & John Oates and Red Hot Chili Peppers; appeared in Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highways documentary series; voiced the iconic sound of the adult characters in The Peanuts Movie; inherited the esteemed annual fest-closing set at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in the tradition of Crescent City greats like the Neville Brothers and Professor Longhair; and released Trombone Shorty, a children’s book about his life that was named a Caldecott Honor Book in 2016.
Tour Dates:
10/10 Orpheum Theatre Boston MA
10/11 The Fillmore Philadelphia PA
10/13 Terminal 5 NY NY
10/14 Terminal 5 NY NY
10/15 The Anthem Washington DC
10/18 Gila River Arena Glendale AZ
10/20 Palace Theatre ST. Paul MN
10/21 Riviera Theatre Chicago IL
10/23 Danforth Music Hall Toronto CA
10/24 Danforth Music Hall Toronto CA
10/26 The Fillmore Detroit MI
10/27 Egyptian Room Indianapolis IN
10/28 DRAM at State Street Madison WI
10/29 Truman’s Bar Kansas City MO