FREE HOLIDAY CONCERT celebrating “Christmas on Canal” at Warren Easton High School featuring Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, The New Breed Brass Band, the Trombone Shorty Academy, and music students from Warren Easton High School
NEW ORLEANS — The Trombone Shorty Foundation and the Gia Maione Prima Foundation in partnership with Warren Easton Charter High School are proud to present the annual “Tunes for Toys” toy drive and concert, held OUTSIDE at Warren Easton High School on Thursday, December 16 at 7pm! This cherished event presided over by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is always a fun and interactive way for the New Orleans community to give back this holiday season.
Come experience a night of amazing live music from our young Academy students, as well as performances by New Breed Brass Band with Trombone Shorty as a special guest, and the Warren Easton High School Marching Bands, Choir & Units. Attendees can celebrate the holidays by hearing live music IN PERSON while witnessing the next generation of New Orleans musical talent! The event will be hosted by Tonya Boyd-Cannon. Admission is free to the public in exchange for a new toy that will be given to New Orleans youth the next day at the foundation’s “Toys from Troy” event.
“We’re excited to bring this event back in 2021!” says Foundation founder Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews. “We love being able to give back to children in communities like the Treme, where I was born and raised, and this year feels more special than ever as we partner with my alma mater, Warren Easton.”
Though on hiatus in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, “Tunes for Toys” returns this year with a new location taking place on the Legacy Field at Warren Easton High School (3019 Canal Street). The concert is open to the public — guests are asked to bring a new toy in exchange for admission. Gates open at 6pm, with live music starting at 7pm. Food trucks and vendors will be on-site with refreshments available for purchase. Covid-19 safety protocols will be followed according to appropriate and current city regulations.
The evening is made possible by presenting sponsorship by the Gia Maione Prima Foundation and supporting sponsorship from JP Morgan Chase. “We are delighted to continue to support Tunes for Toys, an annual toy drive and holiday music concert,” states Anthony J. Sylvester, Gia Maione Prima Foundation Trustee. The toys will be distributed on December 17 at Warren Easton High School at an event called “Toys from Troy.” There will also be refreshments and photos with Santa from 1pm-3:30pm.
“It is my honor to work in association with the Trombone Shorty Foundation in hosting the Toys for Tunes giveaway,” says Mervin Jackson, Principal/CEO of Warren Easton Charter High School. “It is a delight to be in partnership with Troy [Andrews], an alumnus of Easton.”
Media Contact: Bill Taylor- bill@tromboneshortyfoundation.org
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