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Who is the Author?
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
Who is the Illustrator?
Bryan Collier
Who is the book about?
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
Troy says this is a story about what?
Music
What Neighborhood did Troy grow up in?
Tremé
Name of Troy's big brother and the instrument he played
Mardi Gras!
During Mardi Gras, what is thrown in the air
Beaded Necklaces
According to Troy, what do people in New Orleans say when they want to tell a friend hello?
WHERE Y'AT
Where does the book take place?
New Orleans
Why did Troy love the parades from Mardi Gras so much?
They made everyone forget about their troubles for a little while.
People in Tremé did not have a lot of money but they had a lot of what?
Music
How is Gumbo made?
In one big pot with sausage, crab, shrimp, chicken, vegetables, rice, and whatever else was in the kitchen and stir it all together
Musical Gumbo with different styles combined
What was Troy's first instrument?
A broken trombone that looked too beaten up to make music anymore
Who called Troy "Trombone Shorty" first and why?
His brother James, and because the trombone was twice his size
How did Troy learn songs to play?
By listening to his brother play and teaching himself how to play them.
What was the biggest music festival that Troy's mother got tickets to?
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Who did they go see at the festival and what did his mother say about this musician?
Bo Diddley, she said he was one of the most important musicians of all time
What did Bo Diddley ask the crowd and why?
“Who’s that playing out there? And because Troy started playing along when Bo Diddley was onstage performing.
Troy was onstage with Bo Dilley and he asked Troy “What do you want to play?” What was Troy's response?
“FOLLOW ME”
After playing with Bo Diddley, Troy and his friends formed a band, what was their name and why?
5 0’Clock Band because that was the time they went out each day to play after finishing their homework.
James asked Troy to join his band and what did James tell people when they asked who the little kid was?
With pride he said “That’s my little brother, TROMBONE SHORTY!, WHERE Y’AT?”
What is the biggest brass instrument and what does it look like
Tuba / Which rests on the musician's head like an elephants trunk
What instruments are in the Brass Bands
Trumpets, trombones, saxophones, and Tuba