Trombone Shorty & New Breed Brass Band Celebrate Grammy Nomination for Second Line Sunday

 

GRAMMY-winning New Orleans icon Trombone Shorty and his collaborators New Breed Brass Band were honored with a GRAMMY Award nomination. Their acclaimed 2025 joint album, Second Line Sunday, is nominated for Best Regional Roots Music Album.

This latest nomination is especially meaningful. Second Line Sunday was released exactly 20 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. More than just an album, it serves as a powerful reflection on culture, community, and resilience. Produced by Shorty and dedicated to his late mother, Lois Andrews, who first introduced him to the second line tradition, the album is a joyous and defiant "cultural travelogue" that honors the authentic, life-affirming sound of the New Orleans streets.

“This nomination means everything,” said Trombone Shorty. “This album is a celebration of the music that raised me, a tribute to my mother, and a story of our city's resilience. To have it recognized by the Academy is a huge honor. But this isn't just for me—it’s for my nephew Jenard, for the entire New Breed Brass Band, and for the whole city of New Orleans that we carry with us."

The nomination is a shared honor with New Breed Brass Band, the dynamic, GRAMMY-nominated group led by Shorty's nephew, Jenard Andrews. Impressively, this makes the band three-for-three, with all three of their albums having now earned a GRAMMY nomination.The album features them as a true collaborative force, representing the passing of the torch and the vibrant future of the city's musical legacy.

The GRAMMY nomination, which brings Trombone Shorty's career total to five nominations and one win, is the latest in a string of major accolades for Shorty. Just last week, he was honored with the Crossroads of American Music Award at the GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi. His 2025 highlights also include performing "America the Beautiful" at the Super Bowl, being featured in the CNN docuseries New Orleans: Soul of a City, performing the hallowed final set of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for the 11th consecutive year, and also being featured on the cover of Garden & Gun Magazine.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue are set to begin their new tour run this Tuesday, November 11th. The fall tour, which features support from Southern Avenue on select dates, will hit stops in the Northeast, Midwest, and Canada. Fans can also see Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with special guests New Breed Brass Band live next spring on the ‘Shorty Gras Tour 2026.’ The nine-date run kicks off February 20, 2026, bringing the celebratory, GRAMMY-nominated music of Second Line Sunday to fans across the Southeastern U.S.

For tickets and more information, please visit https://www.tromboneshorty.com/tour

Fall 2025 Tour Dates

11/11 – Erie, PA – Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center

11/13 – New London, CT – Garde Arts Center w/ Southern Avenue

11/14 – Kingston, NY – Ulster Performing Arts Center w/ Southern Avenue

11/15 – Rutland, VT – Paramount Theatre w/ Southern Avenue

11/16 – Ithaca, NY – State Theater of Ithaca w/ Southern Avenue

11/18 – Ottawa, ON – National Arts Centre w/ Southern Avenue

11/19 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall w/ Southern Avenue

11/21 – Detroit, MI – Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts w/ Southern Avenue

11/22 – Waukegan, IL – Genesee Theatre

Shorty Gras Tour 2026

02/20 – Naples, FL – Hayes Hall at Artis-Naples

02/21 – Orlando, FL – Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

02/24 – Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

02/27 – Miami, FL – Venue TBA %

02/28 – Fort Pierce, FL – Sunrise Theatre for the Performing Arts

03/01 – Saint Augustine, FL – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre ^%

03/03 – Pensacola, FL – Saenger Theatre

03/04 – Birmingham, AL – Lyric Theatre

03/06 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern

% without New Breed Brass Band

^ Juvenile co-headlining

About Trombone Shorty:

Born Troy Andrews, Trombone Shorty got his start (and nickname) earlier than most: at four, he made his first appearance at Jazz Fest performing with Bo Diddley; at six, he was leading his own brass band; and by his teenage years, he was hired by Lenny Kravitz to join the band he assembled for his Electric Church World Tour. Shorty’s proven he’s more than just a horn player, though. Catch a gig, open the pages of the New York Times or Vanity Fair, flip on any late-night or morning TV show and you’ll see an undeniable star with utterly magnetic charisma, a natural born showman who can command an audience with the best of them. 

Since 2010, he’s released five chart topping studio albums (his most recent being 2022’s Lifted); toured with everyone from Jeff Beck to the Red Hot Chili Peppers; collaborated across genres with Pharrell, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Foo Fighters, ZHU, Zac Brown, Normani, Ringo Starr, and countless more; played Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk, Newport Jazz, and nearly every other major festival; performed four times at the GRAMMY Awards, six times at the White House, on dozens of TV shows, and at the star-studded Sesame Street Gala, where he was honored with his own Muppet; launched the Trombone Shorty Foundation to support youth music education; and received the prestigious Caldecott Honor for his first children’s book. 

Meanwhile in New Orleans, Shorty now leads his own Mardi Gras parade atop a giant float crafted in his likeness, hosts the annual Treme Threauxdown shows that have drawn guests including Usher, Nick Jonas, Dierks Bentley, Andra Day, and Leon Bridges to sit in with his band, and has taken over the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s hallowed final set, which has seen him closing out the internationally renowned gathering after performances by the likes of Neil Young, the Black Keys, and Kings of Leon.

In addition to touring across the globe nearly year-round, Trombone Shorty has started a very special tradition: a cultural exchange trip to Cuba with his Trombone Shorty Foundation. It includes an ever-expanding group of special guests artists who join Shorty and his Foundation to host workshops and play concerts in Cuba over a 5-day period, as well as nearly 100 students. These exchange programs have previously been featured on NPR and CBS Mornings. 

Lifted, Trombone Shorty’s second release for Blue Note Records and 5th solo LP, was released in 2022. Recorded at Shorty’s own Buckjump Studio with producer Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Andra Day), the album finds the GRAMMY-nominated NOLA icon and his bandmates tapping into the raw power and exhilarating grooves of their legendary live show, channeling it all into a series of tight, explosive performances that blur the lines between funk, soul, R&B, and psychedelic rock.

Since the release of Lifted, Shorty and his band have made appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, TODAY and Good Morning America, and CBS Mornings. Shorty has also recently performed at the MusiCares pre-GRAMMY Awards gala, the Roots Picnic with Lil Wayne, on the instantly legendary NPR Tiny Desk featuring Juvenile, and at the White House’s 2024 Juneteenth concert.  

About New Breed Brass Band:

New Breed Brass Band is Jenard Andrews (bandleader and snare-drummer), Revon Andrews (trombone), Michael Brooks (sousaphone), Yirma Yisrael and Orlando Gilbert (saxophone), Alijah Jett (trumpet), Roderick Andrews (bass drum) and Henry Green (guitar). Jenard himself was born into second-line music: his father is the great New Orleans trumpeter James Andrews, who has played at jazz festivals around the world. The band made their street debut in November 2013 at the Nine Times Second Line. Since then, they have showcased their originality touring in North America and Europe as well as opening for such diverse bands as The Fray, Red Baraat, Blackalicious, Dr. John, The Waterboys, and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. With Made In New Orleans, they’ve forged a new path for 21st century second lines — it’s just up to listeners to follow their lead down the parade route.