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Corey Henry
Corey Henry on trombone.
Henry at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, 2025
Background information
Born (1975-07-14) July 14, 1975 (age 49)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Genres
Occupation(s)Trombonist, singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Trombone
  • Vocals
Years active1985–present
LabelsLouisiana Red Hot Records
Websitehttps://www.coreyhenrytremefunktet.com/

Corey Henry is an American trombonist, composer, producer, singer and songwriter born in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] He was raised in the Treme neighborhood near New Orleans' historic Congo Square.[2] Henry began playing drums as a child, but switched to trombone at age 10, learning from his family members including Uncle Benny Jones, Sr.[3] in the Treme Brass Band.[4]

Musical career

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Henry joined the NEA award-winning Treme Brass Band[5] at age 16, alongside his mentor Kermit Ruffins. He eventually inherited Ruffins' weekly Thursday night residence[6] at Vaughan's Lounge in New Orleans.[7] In the late 1990s, Henry founded the Lil Rascals Brass Band.[8]

Henry was trombonist on Kermit Ruffins: The Barbecue Swingers Live[9] in 1998, and Ruffins' 2001 album Swing This.[10] He was on Widespread Panic's 1999 album 'Til The Medicine Takes.

After 2005's Hurricane Katrina, Henry joined Rebirth Brass Band, and won a 2012 Grammy[11] in Best Regional Roots Music Album (the first year for the category) for playing on Rebirth of New Orleans album. He then joined the Tipitina's based funk-jazz band Galactic, performing on their albums The Other Side of Midnight in 2010, Ya-Ka-May in 2012, Into The Deep in 2015, and on the 2010 album and song Cineramascope[12] with Galactic and Trombone Shorty, featured on the Now You See Me soundtrack.

Galactic with Corey Henry, very last show, Jan. 20, 2016
Galactic with Corey Henry, very last show, Jan. 20, 2016

Recording

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In 2011, Henry formed the Treme Funktet[13] and he released his first album Lapeitah[14] on Louisiana Red Hot Records in 2016. Members have included guitarist June Yamagishi, Manus Tilton on bass, Walter Lundy on drums, Antonio Gambrell on trumpet, Beck Burger on keyboard, and Donald Surtain on violin.

Dr. John & Corey Henry
Dr. John and Corey Henry New Year's Eve 2015 Tipitinas

The band was selected by the New York Times[15] as a standout set at the 2019 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. That year, Henry was presented with the Spirit of Satchmo Music Award at the Satchmo Summerfest, performed on NCIS: New Orleans[16] as himself, and won Best Trombonist by OffBeat magazine.

Corey "Boe Money" Henry and the Treme Funktet were named Gambit's 2020 Big Easy Award winners for Best Funk Band,[17] and they performed on Lil Wayne's Playoff theme for the College Football Championship.[18]

Henry released the single "Footwork"[19] in 2023, after founding the NOLA Footwork Music Festival[20] in 2021 to celebrate second line culture.[21] The band debuted album Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet Live at Vaughan's[22] in 2025 days before their Jazz Fest set.[23] They followed up with a video for single "Treme Lyfe"[24] from the live album described as "horns blaring, guitars wailing and drums just tearing the place up." [25]

Henry's daughter Jazz plays trumpet with the all-female brass band The Pinettes, and was a guest artist on his "NOLA Footwork" single.[26]

Albums

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Lapeitah[27] (2016) [Louisiana Red Hot Records]

Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet Live at Vaughan's[28] (2025) [Louisiana Red Hot Records]

SINGLES

"Footwork" (2023) [Louisiana Red Hot Records]

References

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  1. ^ "Corey Henry". www.neworleans.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Corey Henry | Kennedy Center". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Reckdahl, Katy (May 4, 2023). "Drumming for Treme Brass Band or driving his famous orange truck, Benny Jones Sr. is hard to miss". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  4. ^ Reckdahl, Katy (May 1, 2017). "Trombone player Corey Henry works to continue live music scene in Tremé". New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved June 18, 2025 – via NOLA.com.
  5. ^ "American Routes Shortcuts: Treme Brass Band". WWNO. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  6. ^ Spera, Keith (September 11, 2013). "Kermit Ruffins has retired from his weekly Thursday gig at Vaughan's". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via NOLA.com.
  7. ^ "Treme Funk: Corey Henry's Universe". OffBeat Magazine. June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  8. ^ "Corey Henry". WWOZ New Orleans 90.7 FM. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  9. ^ Wyckoff, Geraldine (April 25, 2019). "Kermit Ruffins: The Barbecue Swingers Live". JazzTimes. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  10. ^ Jazz, All About (September 1, 2001). "Kermit Ruffins: The Barbecue Swingers Live / Swing This / 1533 St. Philip Street album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  11. ^ "Corey Henry | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  12. ^ "'Cineramascope (Featuring Trombone Shorty and Corey Henry)' from Ya-Ka-May (Deluxe Edition) by Galactic".
  13. ^ "American Routes Shortcuts: Corey Henry". WWNO. February 21, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  14. ^ Pittman, Nick (March 15, 2017). "On the Record: Corey Henry, 'Lapeitah'". theind.com. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  15. ^ Pareles, Jon (April 29, 2019). "13 Standout Sets at a Milestone New Orleans Jazz Fest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  16. ^ Zinberg, Michael (December 17, 2019), "Requital", NCIS: New Orleans, Scott Bakula, Vanessa Ferlito, Necar Zadegan, retrieved June 23, 2025
  17. ^ "Big Easy Awards 2020: See all of the year's winners in music, theater and the classical arts". NOLA.com. November 2, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  18. ^ Lil Wayne (January 13, 2020). Lil Wayne - "Playoff" feat. Poppy H, Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet (Full Version). Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "Trombonist Corey Henry Previews Album With Release of Title Track 'Footwork'". American Blues Scene. February 17, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  20. ^ "New Orleans events in summer 2025: ESSENCE, NOWFE, Tales of the Cocktail and more". NOLA.com. May 25, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  21. ^ "Corey Henry's NOLA Footwork Music Festival Unveils Expanded Second Line Celebration at Broadside NOLA on May 31". Grateful Web. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  22. ^ "Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet Announce New Album Out April 25". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  23. ^ "New Orleans Jazz Fest 2025: Music to see Thursday, May 1". NOLA.com. April 28, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  24. ^ Staff, OffBeat (May 21, 2025). "Watch: Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet Deliver a NOLA-Centric Video". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  25. ^ "New Music From New Orleans: May, 2025". Out All Day: New Orleans. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  26. ^ "Happy Father's Day: Carrying on the Music with Corey Henry, Kid Chocolate and Sunpie Barnes". OffBeat Magazine. May 29, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  27. ^ "Corey Henry".
  28. ^ "Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet Live at Vaughan's (Feat. The Treme Funktet) by Corey Henry on Apple Music".
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