Given the question: Facts: - instrument: trombone , trumpet , drums , keyboards , vocals - website: -lsb- http://www.tromboneshorty.com/ www.tromboneshorty.com -rsb- - caption: troy andrews playing at satchmo summerfest , august 2007 - birth name: troy michael andrews - label: verve forecast - genre: jazz , rock , funk , hip hop - birth date: 02 january 1986 - name: trombone shorty - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: tbshortyplay5aug07.jpg - birth place: new orleans , louisiana , u.s. - associated acts: '' orleans avenue '' - occupation: trombonist , trumpeter , composer , vocalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of trombone shorty .
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troy andrews -lrb- born january 2 , 1986 -rrb- , also known by the stage name trombone shorty , is a trombone and trumpet player from new orleans , louisiana , united states .he has worked in jazz , funk and rap music .andrews is the younger brother of trumpeter and bandleader james andrews as well as the grandson of singer and songwriter jessie hill .andrews began playing trombone at age four , and since 2009 has toured with his own band , trombone shorty & orleans avenue .