Muskogee native Mike Hitt pursues his passions indoors and outdoors. Hitt said he came from a musical family and took piano lessons at a youngster. He learned about band as a sixth grader at Cherokee ...

The Band Directors Marching Band took to the streets ahead of the 2026 Rose Bowl, and one of its members was an Idahoan.

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On the same field high school football players hash out long-standing rivalries and get discovered by recruiters, marching bands are granted eight minutes to draw the crowd’s attention and forge an ...

A large and active group, the Southern Miss trombone studio includes music majors pursuing undergraduate degrees in music education, jazz studies, performance, BA; master's degrees in performance and ...

New Orleans musician Troy Andrews aka Trombone Shorty founded the Trombone Shorty Foundation to support young musicians in the city in the wake of Katrina. The foundation provides music education, ...

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Trombone Shorty Foundation has announced that the Trombone Shorty Academy is now open for 2025/26 registration. A free after-school program for New Orleans youth ages ...

More than 500 trombone players from around the world are gathering in London to play music, hone their skills and celebrate their love of the blaring brass instrument. The 2025 International Trombone ...

The low, brassy rumble of a few hundred trombones will echo across Western University this week as musicians from around the world gather for the International Trombone Festival. Hosted in Canada for ...

As Trombone Shorty put it, Spokane took “a little trip down to New Orleans” at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Sunday night. I barely missed the first opener, Dumpstaphunk, but the second opener, ...

Trombone Shorty, real name Troy Andrews, launched the Trombone Shorty Foundation in 2011 with executive director Bill Taylor. Together with an esteemed group of staff, the duo collaborate to ensure ...