Grammy Museum Mississippi has announced Trombone Shorty as this year’s recipient of the Crossroads of American Music Award, which goes out annually to an artist who has made significant musical contributions inspired by the region.

Trombone Shorty, whose real name is Troy Andrews, is a four-time Grammy nominee who notched his first gilded gramophone in 2021 with “We Are” being named album of the year. A New Orleans native, he is one of the Crescent City’s most-celebrated cultural ambassadors, blending genres like jazz, rock, pop, and hip hop to make for a contemporary sound now synonymous with his hometown.

Trombone Shorty has released six studio albums since 2010 with his latest dropping last month on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall. He teamed up with fellow Gr

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