Troy Andrews' musical heart and inspiration hails from New Orleans. But some of the larger thrills he initiates onstage as Trombone Shorty come from using his Crescent City homeland as a launch point for musical journeys that can land just about anywhere.
During some of his festival concerts during the summer, Andrews and his band, Orleans Avenue, indulged in an original tune called "Neph." After getting the audience to clap along to its spirited syncopation, the trombonist switched to his other instrument, trumpet, and blew a sunny blues melody accented by a retro soul blast of wah-wah guitar. The band soon blurred the melody, Andrews instigated an old-school croon, and the groove morphed into Marvin Gaye's bedroom classic "Let's Get It On."
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