(From left) Esteban Batallán and Jay Friedman, principal trumpet and principal trombone of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, respectively, prepare to rehearse with their Conn-Selmer instruments ...

The members play with enthusiasm and soon learn that friendships and good times are part of the equation for success.

Trombone Shorty's musical career. Trombone Shorty was one of seven children and grew up in a musical household. His brother, trumpet player and bandleader James Andrews, gave him a trombone when ...

Trombone Shorty's musical career. Trombone Shorty was one of seven children and grew up in a musical household. His brother, trumpet player and bandleader James Andrews, gave him a trombone when ...

Alongside his solo, he is joined by Erskine's alto, Noah Stoneman on piano and Kavuma on trumpet. Trombone, vibraphone, bass and drums add heft and pace in this impeccably arranged, hard driving track ...

A modern trombone prodigy, Short began playing the instrument at age four — because his brother already played trumpet in the family. By six he was playing trombone with some of the most ...