The Troy Andrews Foundation

PRESERVE AND PERPETUATE THE MUSICAL CULTURE OF NEW ORLEANS BY PASSING ITS TRADITIONS DOWN TO FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MUSICIANS.

TROMBONE SHORTY ACADEMY EDUCATES THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEW ORLEANS MUSIC STUDENTS AND ASPIRING MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. FOLLOWING THE PATH THAT LED TO TROMBONE SHORTY'S SUCCESS, OUR PROGRAM IS BASED ON DANNY BARKER'S FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH BRASS BAND PROGRAM, RELYING UPON CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TECHNIQUES TAUGHT BY CULTURE BEARERS AND ARTIST EDUCATORS FROM THE NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE TROMBONE SHORTY ACADEMY ARE IMMERSED IN CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL BRASS BAND MUSICAL ENSEMBLE INSTRUCTION WHILE LEARNING THE HISTORY AND THEORY THAT IS SO DEEPLY ENTWINED IN NEW ORLEANS MUSIC. AS A PART OF THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS THEIR TALENTS ON STAGES AT FRENCH QUARTER FEST, THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL, AND ALONGSIDE TROY "TROMBONE SHORTY ANDREWS AT THE ANNUAL SHORTY FEST. OUR STUDENTS ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL WITH TROMBONE SHORTY FOUNDATION, LEARNING FROM PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS ACROSS THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY.

THROUGH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, WE AIM TO EQUIP YOUTH AGES 16 - 24 WITH SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVES TO EARN A THRIVING WAGE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, SUPPORTING THEM THROUGH A CAREER PATHWAY THAT LEADS TO EMPLOYMENT, CONTINUED EDUCATION, AND/OR SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE BOTH HARD SKILL TRAINING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS A STRUCTURED SPACE TO REFLECT AND DEVELOP SOFT SKILLS. THE FOUNDATION THEN PARTNERS WITH MUSIC AND CREATIVE INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS FOR YOUTH TO APPLY THE SKILLS THEY LEARNED IN A HANDS-ON WORK ENVIRONMENT. THE PROGRAM IS ROOTED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH TRAINING, AND DEVELOPMENT, HELPING TO DEVELOP A PIPELINE OF TALENTED AND EXPERIENCED YOUNG TALENT TO SERVE AS THE NEXT LEADERS WITHIN NEW ORLEANS.

CULTURAL EXPERIENCES WAS ESTABLISHED TO FURTHER THE TROY ANDREW FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF INSPIRING AND UPLIFTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS WHILE PRESERVING AND PERPETUATING THE CITY'S MUSICAL HERITAGE. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CONNECT OUR STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT MUSICAL TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE, MANY OF WHOM GAVE WAY TO OR INFLUENCED MANY OF THE NEW ORLEANS MUSICAL TRADITIONS WE TEACH WITHIN OUR PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ALLOW US TO BRING STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO EXPERIENCE NEW ORLEANS MUSICAL TRADITIONS. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES ALLOW US TO DEEPLY ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE, AND PLACES IN OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE, CENTERING ART AND CULTURE AS A WAY FOR US TO HELP EXPAND WORLDVIEWS FOR OUR STUDENTS.