Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews) performing on trombone alongside guitarist Pete Murano at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa. The musicians are on an outdoor stage at night, illuminated by blue stage lights against a dark sky.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue plays Gasparilla Music Festival at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 26, 2022. Credit: Chandler Culotta / Gasparilla Music Festival

In April, Trombone Shorty is throwing one hell of a birthday concert alongside Leon Bridges, Eric Church, Joan Jett and more. For now, he’s playing as many shows as possible before turning 40. Set to play Miami’s Montreux festival later this month, the brass prodigy plays a hyper-intimate gig at Tampa’s local casino.

Tickets to see Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue play Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa on Tuesday, Feb. 24 are still available for $81.75 and up.

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This article appears in Feb. 19 – 25, 2026.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...