Trombone Shorty brings Shorty Gras to the Uptown Theater, his first KC stop since 2023

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue haven't played Kansas City since a 2023 date at Grinders KC. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2027, they bring the 2027 Shorty Gras Tour and DJ Logic to the Uptown.

Kansas City's last look at Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue came on a July night in 2023 at Grinders KC. The next one comes in the middle of February, with New Orleans' carnival season in tow. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue play the Uptown Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2027, at 8 p.m., with DJ Logic in support. Tickets run $46.15 to $167.85 through Ticketmaster. The show was announced Oct. 13.

This isn't a one-off. Kansas City is a stop on the 2027 Shorty Gras Tour, which JamBase reports as a 12-show run from Feb. 12 through 27 across the Midwest and South. DJ Logic is on seven of those dates, and Kansas City is one of them.

Shorty Gras is built to bring a New Orleans carnival party to cities that don't get one of their own.

The idea behind Shorty Gras goes back a few years. The first edition set out to bring the New Orleans Mardi Gras party to the East Coast in February and March. In 2025 the tour ran March 6 to 22 with Tank & The Bangas as co-billers on the second annual run. The third annual edition in 2026 was a nine-date swing through the Southeast with New Breed Brass Band. The 2027 run heads into the Midwest, and that's how Kansas City ends up on the map.

That shift matters here. A 2023 Grinders date was a summer show. This one is a full Shorty Gras production arriving in the heart of carnival season. It also lands at the Uptown Theater, a 2,200-capacity room on a Tuesday night. Booking a band into a room that size midweek in February says plenty about how well it expects to draw.

JamBase files the night under jazz and R&B/soul, and the pairing with DJ Logic adds a turntable layer to Orleans Avenue's brass-and-funk attack. Past Shorty Gras nights have leaned into the party. Coverage of the 2026 stop in Tampa, from Rock At Night, framed it as a celebration more than a concert. Expect the same spirit in Kansas City.

Kansas City knows a horn line, and this is a chance to hear one of New Orleans' best-known bandleaders on a big stage in a carnival mood. The 8 p.m. start on a weeknight is manageable, but the Uptown is a big room to fill, and good spots on the floor go early.

Three and a half years is a long time between visits. Mark Feb. 16, get there in time for DJ Logic, and treat the night like the party it's meant to be.

Sources: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Plot 12-Date Shorty Gras Tour For 2027 (JamBase) (jambase.com); Trombone Shorty's first-ever Shorty Gras Tour brings New Orleans Mardi Gras party to East Coast (Shore Fire Media) (shorefire.com); Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Team Up with Tank & The Bangas for Second Annual Shorty Gras Tour (Relix) (relix.com); Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Announce Third Annual Shorty Gras Tour For 2026 (Shore Fire Media) (shorefire.com); Bringing the 'Shorty Gras' to Tampa (Rock At Night) (rockatnight.com); Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at Uptown Theater (Ticketmaster) (ticketmaster.evyy.net)