Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue

Trombone Shorty’s latest album, Backatown, is the work of a rare artist who can draw both the unqualified respect of jazz legends and deliver a high-energy rock show capable of mesmerizing international rock stars and audiences alike. With such an unprecedented mix of rock, funk, jazz, hip-hop and soul, he had to create his own name to describe his signature sound: Supafunkrock! The album title comes from the locals’ term for the area of New Orleans that includes the Tremé neighborhood in the city’s 6th Ward, where Trombone Shorty was born and raised. Equally adept on trombone and trumpet, Trombone Shorty has applied the same skill sets and fierce discipline to his vocal instrument with soulful effect, as the album demonstrates. Surrounding Trombone Shorty is his band, Orleans Avenue, featuring Mike Ballard on bass, Pete Murano on guitar, Joey Peebles on drums, Dwayne Williams on percussion and Dan Oestreicher on baritone sax.