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Top 20 Jazz Songs of 2015
Congrats to our A Train Artists whose hits made it in the the Smooth Jazz Top 20 Songs of 2015! Thanks for the announcement Allen Kepler! #1 Gregg Karukas ” Rio Drive” #2 Rick Braun “Silk” #3 Gerald Albright “Because … Continue reading
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Billboard Magazine Smooth Jazz Songs
#2 Gregg Karukas- Rio Drive #4 Rick Braun- Silk #5 Richard Elliot- Lip Service #6 Gerald Albright- Because of You #13 Rick Braun- Back to Back #16 Jeff Golub- Swagster #23 Gerald Albright- Elegant Nights #26 Jeff … Continue reading
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“And this years 58th Grammy Nominees are…”
A TRAIN CONGRATULATES ALL GRAMMY NOMINEES WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE SUCH AMAZING TALENT GET RECOGNITION AND ARE HONORED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES REPRESENTED BY A TRAIN: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album ARTIST: Bill Frisell ALBUM: GUITAR IN THE SPACE AGE! ARTIST: Kirk … Continue reading
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Tommy Guerrero Joins Converse
CON(S)grats Tommy! “STILL MAKING MOVES Things just got Real over at CONS with the news that Tommy G. has joined the team. With his influential style, it’s the no brainer of the year. And just imagine him in the van … Continue reading
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Lila Downs Wins Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album
Congratulations to the lovely Lila Downs for winning Best Folk Album at this year’s Latin GRAMMY Awards! Her latest record “Balas y Chocolate” for the win! For more on the Latin GRAMMY winners, visit http://www.latingrammy.com/en/nominees.
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It’s the Latin Grammy Nominations!
Congratulations to the following A Train artists who landed the Latin Grammy Nominations! Take a look and give ’em a spin: Best Tropical Fusion Album “The King Is Back” Juan Magan Label: Universal Music Group/AfterCluv Dance Lab Best Folk Album … Continue reading
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A Train Congratulates Zakir Hussain
World renowned Indian musician, Zakir Hussain, wins Downbeat Magazine’s 63rd Annual Critics Poll for best percussionist. Zakir’s Moment Records is releasing Distant Kin, distributed digitally through A Train.
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Look Who’s Driving the Charts at #1
Congratulations to both Gregg Karukas and Lila Downs for rising to #1! Gregg Karukas’ “Rio Drive” hits #1 on Billboard’s Smooth Jazz Radio chart. Lila Downs’ Balas Y Chocolate goes to #1 on August’s World Music Charts Europe.
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A Train Mourns Bud Spangler’s Passing
A friend to A Train and co-producer of the Live Series (with releases from Flora Purim and Airto Moreira and Cedar Walton available, and many more coming), Bud was a jazz drummer and band leader, concert producer, record producer, radio … Continue reading
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DownBeat Magazine International Critics Poll Winners
A Train congratulates our winners for the 61st Annual DownBeat Magazine International Critics Poll for the following categories: Guitar – Bill Frisell Composer – Wadada Leo Smith Rising Star Clarinet – Ben Goldberg Best Jazz … Continue reading
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