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Trombone Shorty is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mos Def, Buckwheat Zydeco, Cyril Neville, Wynton Marsalis and Allen Toussaint. Those roots explain a lot about how Trombone Shorty arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Youngblood Brass Band, Lettuce, The New Mastersounds, Snarky Puppy and The Fearless Flyers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Trombone Shorty, reaching back through Mos Def. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Troy Andrews, also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, most notably a trombone player, from New Orleans, Louisiana. His music fuses rock, pop, jazz, funk, and hip hop.
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Trombone Shorty connections
Trombone Shorty grew out of Mos Def, Buckwheat Zydeco, Cyril Neville and Wynton Marsalis, shares an orbit with Youngblood Brass Band, Lettuce, The New Mastersounds and Snarky Puppy. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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