The stunning story and exquisite illustrations in this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award–winning book can now be savored along with Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews reading the words and playing his trumpet in this readalong that will transport readers to New Orleans and beyond!
"Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high.
This is the story of how he made his dream take flight. Today, Troy Andrews is a Grammy-nominated musician who tours the world with his band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.
TROMBONE SHORTY.
This companion title to Trombone Shorty—Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Award and Odyssey Honor winner—is a well-tuned, beautiful visual and auditory exploration of a beloved community as Shorty visits the streets of New Orleans to ...
"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century.
More than any other musician in the early twentieth century, Duke Ellington brought jazz into nightclubs and later into the living rooms of America.
Baby and his family make some jazzy music.
Sweet and positive in its message, with bright, beautiful art, this book is sure to be a hit. Perfect for sharing!
In the early 1950s , with the Gillespie Orchestra disbanded , Jackson contacted his former colleagues about forming a quartet.They became the Milt Jackson Quartet . This M ( Milt ) J ( Jackson ) Q ( quartet ) was the next step .
Micha Archer's vivid collages bring to life one special day, and her inviting text celebrates a vibrant community and an appreciation for the many simple things that give us joy.