and then adam gibbs joins us for a conversation and performance from the solo album called "freedom highway." that's all coming up in just a moment. >>> troy andrews picked up his first trombone when he was 4 years old, when he was 8, he was leading his own band. at 10, he was touring the country. today in louisiana native is the band leader and front man of you know trombone shorty. and only the avenue, the new album marks date bu frefebut al. it is called "parking lot symphony." how you living? >> i'm doing good. >> good to you have back. you've been busy. you wrapped a tour with the red hot chili peppers. >> yeah, we did three months with them. incredible. >> did you enjoy it? >> i wish quo have gone longer with them. we're still in a lot of music and learning a lot of things we can borrow from them. >> give me a sense of what that means, that sounds like when you're learning something from them? >> so every night when they came out on stage i would go out in front to see how they approach the stage, see at the beginning of the show they start to jam out. then they introduce the song. bu