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Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews
4.0

It’s hard for me to imagine someone falling in love with a trombone. I have to admit it’s not my favorite instrument in the music world, but Trombone shorty fell in love with a trombone and he played it every day of his life. As a child he would fall asleep in bed with it he played so much.

At 4 years old, Bo Diddley pulled him up on Stage to let the boy play at a music festival there in New Orleans. There is a picture in the back of the event. I have to admit I’m not up on my jazz. I have heard of Trombone Shorty, but I thought he was an old great back in the time of Count Basie and those old jazz musicians. He is modern and has played with great people’s bands like Lenny Kravits and Prince.

This was a great story full of hope and positivity. The artwork is ink, watercolor and collage. It’s a blending of all kinds of things like Trombone’s music.

The kids thought this was interesting. They thought it was funny that he slept with his trombone and I said ‘how is it different than sleeping with Frankenberry?’, and then the nephew got it. I told them that the trombone was his life and that is why he got so good at it. The nephew gave this 3 stars and the niece also gave this 3 stars. I think she learned something from his perspective.