Then, like every other working musician, he suddenly couldn’t do. In fact, he’s never stopped doing- until, of course, the pandemic hit. Since then, Andrews has done a few things. He was all of four years old when, hoisting his chosen instrument-significantly larger than he was at the time-he joined Bo Diddley onstage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. And the work that he puts into it is unrelenting he’s always trying to figure out a way to get better.”Īt 36, Troy Andrews is too young to be called an icon but also too old to still wear the prodigy label that’s been affixed to him throughout much of his life. When you hear this guy playing, you’re like, ‘Damn, he’s better at his instrument than anybody in the room.’ That’s the kind of command he has and the musicianship that he shows. “His God-given talent is absolutely mind-blowing. “Troy’s natural ability is totally astounding,” he continues. First, he wants to toss a few adjectives around. There are no boundaries to what he can do and how far he can stretch this New Orleans thing. We are all so proud of him and are comfortable where the music and the lineage are going. “And I speak for all my peers when I say that.
“Coming from the Neville family, and having been called a torchbearer myself, I can say the music is in good hands,” says Ivan, the son of Aaron Neville, who has known Andrews since the latter musician was a preteen.
So when the keyboardist says that Troy Andrews-better known to the masses as Trombone Shorty-is leading the city’s music into the future and out to the rest of the world, his word is as good as gold. Dumpstaphunk co-founder Ivan Neville, scion of New Orleans aristocracy, knows a few things about tradition and legacy.
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