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Angela Bassett Reads “Trombone Shorty” Children’s Book

Golden Globe-winning and Oscar®-nominated actress Angela Bassett brings to life Troy Andrews’ award-winning book Trombone Shorty, in a new read-aloud for Storyline Online®, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Emmy-nominated children’s literacy program. Written by […]

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Songwriting Contest Winners Announced

We partnered with George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts on an Inaugural scholarship songwriting competition, and 16 celebrity judges chose the finalists. A total of $55,000 in college scholarships were awarded to […]

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“504LIFE” Livestream with Trombone Shorty & more

On Monday, May 4 from 5:04pm-10:08pm CST, artists will come together to broadcast part 2 of a live stream telethon event featuring performing artists who love and support New Orleans! […]

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Academy Students performing LIVE!

We’re excited to share that we’ve create a space to highlight all our Trombone Shorty Foundation Academy students’ live performances! They work very hard throughout the year getting ready, and […]

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Trip to Cuba makes national headlines

The Trombone Shorty Foundation and Cuba Educational Travel partnered to present “Getting Funky in Havana,” a five-day cultural exchange trip with Academy students sponsored by the Gia Maione Prima Foundation […]

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Shorty Foundation and Rodrigue Foundation partner on Songwriting Contest

Trombone Shorty, Jon Batiste, PJ Morton and more celebrity songwriters and artists will judge Songwriting Contest! The George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts (GRFA), in partnership with the Trombone Shorty Foundation, […]

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Cimafunk plays Tipitina’s, Academy students open the show

When Erik “Cimafunk” Rodriguez, the Bruno Mars of Cuba, headlined a sold-out show at Tipitina’s in April, local musicians introduced him to the greater New Orleans music community. As Rodriguez […]

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Trombone Shorty Foundation Academy students going to Cuba!

New Orleans groups Soul Rebels and Tank and the Bangas are set to join Cuba’s Cimafunk for ‘Getting Funky in Havana’ Concerts! “Cultural travel and music have been important drivers […]

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Academy Students go to Los Angeles, California!

Students from the Trombone Shorty Academy traveled to Los Angeles in April for an amazing immersive musical experience. They performed at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Presqu’ile Winery, […]

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Shorty Fest 2019 Pics & Highlights

Shorty Fest Presented by Acura last month was a rousing success! We’d like to give a big THANK YOU to our sponsors Acura, the New Orleans Advocate, Southern Comfort, and […]

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