Trombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band Pay Homage To The Sounds Of The Streets Of New Orleans, On 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

New Studio Album Second Line Sunday To Be Released This Friday, August 29

Listen to “Line Em Up”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI0rjiE1uxQ

August 26, 2025 – Released twenty years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Crescent City, Second Line Sunday, the new collaboration from Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band, is more than just a party; it’s a reflection on culture and tradition, on family and community, on survival and resilience. This vital, joyous tribute to the music that Trombone Shorty grew up on features ten new original songs and will be released this Friday, August 29. A 4-time GRAMMY nominee and one of New Orleans’ most celebrated cultural ambassadors, Trombone Shorty has also dedicated this album to his mother, who first exposed him to the important New Orleans tradition and music of brass bands and the second line. The album was produced and arranged by Trombone Shorty, and recorded at his Buckjump Studios in New Orleans.

“This album is a celebration of everything we thought we lost,” says Trombone Shorty. “It’s a celebration of all that we’ve been through and all that we’ve learned along the way. It’s a celebration of New Orleans.”

New Breed Brass Band is led by snare drummer Jenard Andrews, who is also Trombone Shorty’s nephew. “We wanted to make something that could be played in the streets,” says Andrews. “That’s where we all come from, and it was important for us to honor our roots with this record.” The mission statement of Second Line Sunday is clear from the first downbeat of opener “Line Em Up,” a blast of swinging percussion and horns that beckons fans to grab the nearest parasol and strut. The track features a trumpet solo from Shorty as well.

Listen to “Line Em Up” here and on YouTube

While New Breed Brass Band made their performance debut in 2013 and have been a fixture of the New Orleans’ scene since, both on the street and the stage, they didn’t release their studio album debut until 2023: Made In New Orleans would go on to earn a GRAMMY nomination. Last year’s Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival LP earned the group a second nomination. Both albums featured special appearances by Trombone Shorty.

Second Line Sunday is bursting with pride for New Orleans and the Treme, the 6th Ward neighborhood where the Andrews family is from. “Tambourine and Fan” is a tribute to a camp in the Treme that neighborhood kids, including Jenard, attended, where they were taught about black history and second line culture. On “6th Ward,” they chose to shine the spotlight on the bass drum, a shift from most brass band music where the snare leads the percussion section. “Rock the Beat” features singing and rapping, fusing R&B and hip hop over a second line beat. The sequencing is carefully curated to transport listeners into the heart of the action, tracing the emotional arc of a second line parade from its swaggering start to its funky, freewheeling finish. The result is a spiritual experience as much as it is an album, a joyous cultural travelogue that showcases some of modern New Orleans’ brightest stars paying homage to the scene that raised them, while at the same time pushing it forward with their own distinctive style and sound.

The new album arrives on the heels of a huge year for Trombone Shorty: he kicked things off by performing “America The Beautiful” at the Super Bowl, which was hosted in New Orleans. His Trombone Shorty Foundation led their 4th cultural exchange trip to Cuba with a host of special guests including Cimafunk, George Clinton, Taj Mahal, Yola and Robert Randolph. Shorty then brought Mardi Gras on the road with his second annual Shorty Gras tour, headlined shows including The Greek in Los Angeles, and joined the Mumford & Sons’ star-studded Railroad Revival Tour this summer as well. Shorty also recently appeared on the cover of Garden & Gun Magazine, and performed the hallowed final set of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in May, as he has for the past 11 years.

Second Line Sunday - track list:

Line Em Up
Good Time
Tambourine and Fan
Party Pack
6th Ward
Rock the Boat
Street Music
Way Downtown
Under the Bridge
End of the Line

Credit: Justen Williams

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.