When fans think of the genre of classic rock, often big amps, buzzing guitars and even pyrotechnics come to mind (think: KISS). But there are some songs from the music that feature perhaps an unlikely ...

In the span of seven studio albums — the first three released on the small independent label Treme Records — Trombone Shorty has reached the pinnacle for a New Orleans musician. Leading his 10-person ...

Being nominated for a Grammy Award is an amazing accomplishment — especially when it happens more than once, as one University of Massachusetts Amherst professor knows. Ben Barnett, an adjunct faculty ...

When Troy Andrews was 4 years old, Bo Diddley invited the New Orleans musical prodigy to play onstage at Jazz Fest. With an instrument as big as him, young Troy was soon dubbed Trombone Shorty. As a ...

When the members of U2 decided to rediscover their past, they enlisted Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews as one of their guides. U2’s new album, “Songs of Surrender,” features radically altered versions ...

The artists, both Louisiana natives, performed shortly before kickoff at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle lit up the 2025 Super ...

The College of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Sterling Tanner who will join our faculty this fall as assistant professor of trombone. A performer, educator and clinician, Tanner is ...

Caitlin Clark was so close to breaking Kelsey Plum's scoring record against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, but she couldn't pull it off during Iowa's historic loss. Nebraska's in-house DJ probably didn't ...