James Andrews (musician)

James Andrews (born January 12, 1969) is an American musician from New Orleans. He hails from a musical family; he is the grandson of Jesse Hill, older brother (and mentor) to Troy Andrews[1] (better known by his stage name of "Trombone Shorty"), and cousin to Glen David Andrews and the late Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill. A trumpeter and vocalist, Andrews has the nickname “Satchmo of the Ghetto."[2] Raised in the Tremé neighborhood, Andrews played in a number of brass bands, including the Treme Brass Band, Junior Olympia Brass Band, and the New Birth Brass Band,[3][4] before launching his own band, James Andrews and the Crescent City Allstars.[5] He also played with multi-instrumentalist Danny Barker.[6] In 1998, he released the album Satchmo of the Ghetto, which was produced by Allen Toussaint and featured Dr. John on all 11 tracks.[7]

James Andrews
Born (1969-01-12) January 12, 1969
OriginNew Orleans, Louisiana
Occupation(s)Musician
Associated actsJessie Hill, Trombone Shorty

In 2005, shortly after Hurricane Katrina, James Andrews was one of the first musicians to return to New Orleans following the flooding. He and his brother, Trombone Shorty, played at Jackson Square a mere 17 days after Katrina hit the area, and, at a later show at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Andrews was the first to declare "We’re gonna rebuild this city, note by note."[8]

Andrews appeared as himself in three episodes of the HBO series Treme, "Do Watcha Wanna," "Smoke My Peace Pipe," and "Yes We Can Can".[9]

Notes
  1. "Andrews, Troy." Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th ed.. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, accessed March 3, 2017, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/epm/75250.
  2. "Trombone Shorty: NOLA's Soul Man – Garden & Gun". Garden & Gun. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  3. "New Birth Brass Band." Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th ed. Ed. Colin Larkin. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Web. March 3, 2017. <http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/epm/66515>.
  4. Bessman, J. (March 8, 1997). NYNO's new birth band gets new beat. Billboard: The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment, 109, 9–9, 69.
  5. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Bessman, J. (March 8, 1997). NYNO's new birth band gets new beat. Billboard: The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment, 109, 9–9, 69.
  7. "James Andrews – OffBeat Magazine". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  8. Swenson, John. "The New Reconstruction: James Andrews and other musicians reflect on Katrina, the Federal Flood and the new new Orleans". OffBeat Magazine.
  9. "James Andrews". IMDb. Retrieved March 3, 2017.


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