Collier’s watercolor collage illustrations really capture the feel of New Orleans jazz. Pros: Troy tells his story with a distinctive voice influenced by his New Orleans childhood. Now Trombone Shorty has his own band, as well as a foundation to help other young musicians in New Orleans. The crowd passed young Troy up to the stage and the two played together. When his mother took him to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, he took his trombone and played along with Bo Diddley. When he was four, he found a broken-down trombone and taught himself to play, taking it with him wherever he went, and earning himself the nickname Trombone Shorty. From a very young age, Troy looked up to his musician brother James and made music with whatever he could find. Now he has collaborated with musician Troy Andrews to tell the story of Troy’s early life. Summary: Bryan Collier has illustrated books by famous African Americans such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Langston Hughes.
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