Surviving the storm: Trombone Shorty making sure the music is alive 20 years after Katrina

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New Orleans musician Troy Andrews aka Trombone Shorty founded the Trombone Shorty Foundation to support young musicians in the city in the wake of Katrina. The foundation provides music education, mentorship and so much more, in an effort to ensure Katrina didn’t drown the city’s musical and cultural soul. Andrews, along with his high school classmate and fellow musician Julian Gosin are paying it forward to ensure the music and the sounds of New Orleans live on. NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson reports.

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