Trombone Shorty shares sweet sounds, sound advice with Short Pump students

Short Pump Elementary School music teacher Jill Garcia got a wild idea while teaching her students about jazz. Famous jazz musician Trombone Shorty was scheduled to play a nearby concert at Innsbrook. Why not invite him over to the school? She enlisted the kids' help in a letter-writing campaign and it worked! The morning of his concert, Troy Andrews (aka. Trombone Shorty) dropped by the school with members of his Orleans Avenue band. "I thought, well, if we're close to the school I might as well come over and play for the kids because y'all inspired me," he said. "I think kids learning music in general is very important. It helps with math and science and different things." Read more: http://via.wtvr.com/RiMSU