Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, left, shares the stage with student musicians from the Trombone Shorty Academy at Tulane University during the 2016 Shorty Fest held at the House of Blues in New Orleans on Thursday (April 28).
The festival, which features a range of professional and student talent, benefits the Trombone Shorty Foundation’s music education programs. The Trombone Shorty Academy is a partnership between the Trombone Shorty Foundation and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South at Tulane.