Part Jimi Hendrix, part James Brown and all New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews is the bandleader and frontman of Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, a hard-edged funk band that employs brass-band beats, rock dynamics and improvisation in a jazz tradition.

A 2011 Grammy Award nominee, his virtuosity and high-energy live shows have drawn unanimous raves worldwide. Trombone Shorty's Blue Note-debut, Parking Lot Symphony, captures the spirit and the essence of The Big Easy, while redefining its sound. Blazing through 70s Funk, Rock, Hip-Hop and R&B, Parking Lot Symphony was produced by Chris Seefried (Andra Day, Fitz and The Tantrums) and features songs co-written by Aloe Blacc, Ethan Gruska (The Belle Brigade), and Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros). Shorty also delivers fresh covers of The Meters' funk classic 'It Ain't No Use,' and Allen Toussaint's 'Here Come the Girls.'