Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews captivated attendees at WMNF's Tropical Heatwave bash in May. The station is bringing him back to the Bay to perform New Year's Eve at the St. Petersburg Coliseum.
I interviewed Andrews this afternoon for a feature that will run in the Creative Loafing that hits newsstands Dec. 19. Here's a snippet:
"Basically, all New Orleans music is about dancing and having fun," says Andrews when he calls from his Crescent City home. "I've always been the type of person to take risks. In my personal life, I'm a big fan of different types of music — everything from Lil Wayne and Juvenile to Michael Jackson, AC/DC and Garth Brooks. I'm all about expanding my music vocabulary.
"Over and over I've been taking big chances, just doing what I do," he continues. "A lot of people do not expect a horn player to do what I do. They expect straight jazz. Well, I've done that at [New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts]. I went through that phase. After that, I had to get back to what I know, playing music that makes people feel good."
This article appears in Dec 12-18, 2007.
