At 11:30am on Thursday, November 12, students from Trombone Shorty  Academy will play live in a special Membership Drive edition of WWOZ's Cuttin' Class.

The Trombone Shorty Academy is a partnership program between the Trombone Shorty Foundation and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South at Tulane University. The Trombone Shorty Academy combines education in the region’s rich musical history with immersion in a performance ensemble under the guidance of musicians Erion Williams and Edward Lee, both of New Orleans’ own The Soul Rebels. The Academy provides aspiring underserved high school musicians mentorship and experience in music performance, reading and writing while teaching New Orleans musical traditions like brass-band, traditional Jazz, Blues and gospel, Mardi Gras Indian funk, Hip-Hop, and Shorty’s own hybrid sound of “SupaFunkRock.”

Check this WWOZ exclusive in which Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews takes you behind-the-scenes at an Orleans Avenue rehearsal at the Saenger, plus a look at Andrews' musical upbringing in the Treme and the work he's doing today to keep the flame alive with his Foundation.

WWOZ.TV CLOSEUP - TROMBONE SHORTY from WWOZ New Orleans on Vimeo.