James Andrews (born January 12, 1969) is an American musician from New Orleans. He is from a musical family; he is the grandson of Jesse Hill, the older brother of Troy Andrews[1] (better known by his stage name of "Trombone Shorty"), and cousin of Glen David Andrews and the late Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill. A trumpeter and vocalist, Andrews has the nickname "Satchmo of the Ghetto".[2] Raised in the Tremé neighborhood, Andrews played in a number of brass bands, including the Treme Brass Band, Junior Olympia Brass Band and the New Birth Brass Band,[3] before launching his own band, James Andrews and the Crescent City Allstars.[4] He also played with the multi-instrumentalist Danny Barker.[5] In 1998, he released the album Satchmo of the Ghetto, which was produced by Allen Toussaint and featured Dr. John on all eleven tracks.[6]
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| Born | January 12, 1969 |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana |
In 2005, shortly after Hurricane Katrina, Andrews was one of the first musicians to return to New Orleans following the flooding. He and his brother Trombone Shorty played at Jackson Square 17 days after Katrina hit the area and, at a later show at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Andrews declared, "We're gonna rebuild this city, note by note."[7]
Andrews appeared as himself in three episodes of the HBO series Treme, "Do Watcha Wanna", "Smoke My Peace Pipe" and "Yes We Can Can".[8]
Notes
edit- ^ "Andrews, Troy". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ David Thier (August–September 2011). "Trombone Shorty: NOLA's Soul Man". Garden & Gun. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ Colin Larkin (ed.). "New Birth Brass Band". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- Bessman, J. (March 8, 1997), "NYNO's new birth band gets new beat", Billboard, 109, 9–9, 69. - ^ "James Andrews Music". April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)[unreliable source?] - ^ Bessman, J. (March 8, 1997), "NYNO's new birth band gets new beat", Billboard, 109, 9–9, 69.
- ^ Danielle Bias (August 1, 2000). "James Andrews". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ Swenson, John (July 29, 2015). "The New Reconstruction: James Andrews and other musicians reflect on Katrina, the Federal Flood and the new new Orleans". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "James Andrews". IMDb. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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