"The star-studded Treme Threauxdown concerts have become an annual Jazz Fest highlight." - The Washington Post

"A festival within a festival” - The Boston Globe

"So full of performance energy, New Orleans tradition and guest drop-ins, it felt like the festival in miniature." - Billboard

"The Treme Threauxdown has evolved into one of the 'must-see' Jazz Fest after parties for music fans." - Live for Live Music

January 23, 2024 - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue’s beloved Treme Threauxdown concert will return for its eighth year, taking place at New Orleans' Saenger Theatre on Saturday, April 27 during the first weekend of the Jazz and Heritage Festival.  The list of guest stars will be revealed soon, but past shows have seen everyone from Jon Batiste, Mavis Staples, Allen Toussaint, and Dr. John to Eric Church, Usher, Joan Jett, and Gary Clark, Jr., and have also included surprise appearances by artists from Nick Jonas to Dierks Bentley to Steve Miller to Wyclef Jean--all jamming with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.

See here for more information and tickets: https://www.saengernola.com/events/trombone-shorty/

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue also just returned from a five-day cultural exchange trip to Cuba, which took place from January 11-15. It marked the third edition of the “Getting Funky in Havana” festival, celebrating the New Orleans – Cuba connection through music. The highlight was a mega concert on January 13 at Club 500, where Trombone Shorty, Orleans Avenue, and Cuban legends Los Van Van and Wampi drew a record-breaking crowd of over 15,000 people, the largest in Cuba in the last four years. Additionally, Trombone Shorty cohosted the largest U.S-Cuba jam session at Havana’s Fabrica de Arte Cubano, featuring over 30 artists from both countries. A centerpiece of the event was the collaboration with Guillermo Tomas Music Conservatory, with Trombone Shorty's Foundation donating instruments to the school through a partnership with Horns to Havana. Read more here: https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/trombone-shorty-all-star-cast-of-musicians-brought-the-funk-to-cuba

Up next is the first-ever Shorty Gras tour, which will launch on February 16, just three days after Mardi Gras. The tour will bring Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue’s high-energy New Orleans party to the East Coast for a special 3-week run of performances. They’ll be joined by another New Orleans staple, The Soul Rebels. Shorty Gras has become a beloved New Orleans tradition since its inaugural year in 2020, a featured event as part of the Krewe de Freret Parade in the lead-up to Mardi Gras (the Krewe de Freret Parade is scheduled for February 3, 2024).  Trombone Shorty leads the parade on his own signature float, and concludes with the Shorty Gras ball at Mardi Gras World, featuring a who’s who of musical guests. Previous performers include Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Flo Rida, Big Freedia, Tank and the Bangas, Rebirth Brass Band  This year, Shorty will bring this distinctly New Orleans Mardi Gras party on the road for the first time. Tickets are on sale now at: https://www.tromboneshorty.com/tour.

Trombone Shorty also produced New Breed Brass Band’s debut album Made In New Orleans (released last April), which is led by his nephew, Jenard Andrews, and was nominated for a GRAMMY for "Best Regional Roots Music Album.”  It was also recorded at Shorty’s Buckjump studio.  Other recent highlights include performing at the MusiCares gala during 2023’s GRAMMY Awards weekend and celebrating a decade of playing the closing set at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. In 2022 Shorty released Lifted, his most recent album, and has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Good Morning America, Today Show and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in the past three years. He also won a GRAMMY for his work on Jon Batiste’s Album of the Year-winning We Are.