The City of New Orleans, one of America’s most unique and diverse cities, celebrates its 300th Anniversary in 2018. To celebrate his hometown’s tricentennial, its rich cultural heritage, and the bright future of its music, Trombone Shorty has handpicked an all-star line-up of Crescent City musicians to tour the nation as “Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown.” The revue will bring the spirit and the sound of New Orleans nationwide including a tour stop at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on September 15.
Part Jimi Hendrix, part James Brown and all New Orleans, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is the bandleader and frontman of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, a hard-edged funk band that employs brass-band beats, rock dynamics and improvisation in a jazz tradition. NPR hailed him as “New Orleans’ brightest new star in a generation,” and New York Magazine wrote that “Trombone Shorty takes in a century-plus worth of sounds—ragtime and jazz and gospel and soul and R&B and hip-hop—and attacks everything he plays with festive fervor.”
Headlined by Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, the touring street party also features Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and New Breed Brass Band, plus special guest appearances by Big Easy legends Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville, Kermit Ruffins, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, and more.
“New Orleans is the best place in the world,” says Trombone Shorty. “I want to bring people the experience of New Orleans–I always encourage people to come to the city and see what made me, what influenced me, but not everyone can come visit. Plus there’s a lot of other musicians in the city who feel the same way, who play this music and have their own take on keeping tradition alive. With this show, my friends and I want to spotlight New Orleans, bring joy and fun and partying to the nation, because that’s what New Orleans creates. That’s what our music is about.”
See list below for upcoming tour dates.
MAR 10– RIVERSIDE CASINO & GOLF RESORT EVENT CENTER, RIVERSIDE, IA
MAR 15– BEACON THEATRE, NEW YORK, NY
MAR 17– JAZZ IN THE GARDENS, MIAMI, FL
MAR 23– CAPE TOWN JAZZ FEST, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
APR 28– THE SAENGER THEATRE, NEW ORLEANS, LA
MAY 03– NEW ORLEANS FAIR GROUNDS, NEW ORLEANS, LA
MAY 06– NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL, NEW ORLEANS, LA
JUN 07– BONNAROO, MANCHESTER, TN
JUN 08– BONNAROO, MANCHESTER, TN
JUN 09– BONNAROO, MANCHESTER, TN
JUN 10– LAURELIVE, CLEVELAND, OH
AUG 02– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, BETHLEHEM, PA
AUG 03– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, BALTIMORE, MD
AUG 04– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, BOSTON, MA
AUG 07– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, HAMPTON BEACH, NH
AUG 08– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, NEW YORK, NY
AUG 10– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
AUG 11– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, BETHEL, NY
AUG 12– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, PHILADELPHIA, PA
AUG 14– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, LEWISTON, NY
AUG 17– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, VIENNA, VA
AUG 18– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, RALEIGH, NC
AUG 19– TROMBONE SHORTY’S VOODOO THREAUXDOWN, ATLANTA, GA
