When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago, Troy Andrews was 19 years old, and already a seasoned professional musician who had toured with Lenny Kravitz.

Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty, was planning on a short break enjoying home-cooked food and jamming with friends. Instead, when the storm came, he evacuated with other relatives and rented a place in Dallas, Texas. Texas, Andrews said, never became home because he was always on the road.

"I live on tour, so when I come back home, I want to be in New Orleans," he said in an interview with NPR's Michel Martin at his recording studio in the city's Garden District. "I want to be able to eat red beans and rice on a Monday night."

Raised in the historic neighborhood of Tremé, a center of Black and Creole life, Andrews gre

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