Accepted Quote by Troy Andrews

Actually, I started off playing by ear and being around a bunch of musicians playing in the streets in the different parades.

— Trombone Shorty

I had sort of exhausted all the avenues playing in Detroit. So again, through the stewardship of my brother, I ended up in California…

— Chad Smith

In New Orleans, people are still influenced by one another. You got these bands that play every week on Frenchmen Street, and on their…

— Trombone Shorty

Sometimes it's very hard for other New Orleans musicians to break out. It starts with the musician. They have to be willing to take…

— Trombone Shorty

One of my pleasantest memories as a kid growing up in New Orleans was how a bunch of us kids, playing, would suddenly hear…

— Danny Barker

I started in New Orleans music and played all through the history of jazz.

— Steve Lacy

Music and dance is part of everything in New Orleans. So I grew up appreciating it all.

— Dawn Richard

My music was a mixture of everything New Orleans.

— Fats Domino

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.

— Jimmy Buffett

I grew up in Los Angeles, and my first musical theatre experiences were at the Music Center in downtown L.A.

— Josh Groban

My thing with New York was that it felt so insular. When I went to L.A., everybody I knew was a cool, amazing musician.…

— LP

I spent so many summers and New Years and fun times in New Orleans. It was always a place where I felt I could…

— Sandra Bullock