Congratulations to A Train Artists who made the top 10 of the Billboard Smooth Jazz Year End Charts

Top 10 Artists

#3 Vincent Ingala
#6 Chris Standring
#10 Joyce Cooling

Top 10 Songs

#1 To The Top- Adam Hawley w/ Jeff Ryan
#9 Just a Taste- Marcus Anderson w/Tim Bowman

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Congratulations to Adam Hawley!

For topping the Billboard Song of the Year chart with “To the Top”, featuring Jeff Ryan.
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2020 Downbeat Critics Poll

Clarinet:Anat Cohen

Percussion: Zakir Hussain

Miscellaneous Instrument:Tomeka Reid (cello)

Beyond Album:Bill FrisellHarmony (Blue Note)

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A Train to Represent Bust It Records for Neighboring Rights

We are proud to announce representation of the iconic Bust It Records label for neighboring rights administration. “Releases from Doug E. Fresh, Deion Sanders, N2Deep, the sound track to Rocky V and tracks with MC Hammer are a vital link to Oakland’s thriving hip hop scene. We are proud to bring them to A Train” says Al Evers, founder of A Train.

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A Train welcomes new worldwide distribution of artists and labels.

A Train is proud to announce exclusive worldwide digital distribution of:

Mr. TalkBox: known for his collaborations with Bruno Mars, Bootsy Collins, T Pain, Brian Culbertson and more. New album slated for release this fall.

Buffalo Jump Records: a new entry in Native American music, led by Steven Butler, producer of iconic recordings for Canyon Records. First four releases coming from Northern Cree, Fawn Wood, Young Spirit, Boogey The Beat.

Carolina La O: two nominations for Female Tropical Artist of the Year 2010 at the Premio Lo Nuestro and Billboard Awards for Latin music. Several singles and remixes along with a re-issued album, De Mi Fuego.

Alexander Zonjic’s forthcoming release Play It Forward including performances by Jeff Lorber, James Lloyd, Chuck Loeb, Paul Jackson Jr., Michael Thompson, Selected of God Choir and more. First single “Motor City Sway”.

Dolphin Smiles- Teja Bell and Steven Kindler; “Originally released in 1988 on the aptly named Global Pacific Records label, Dolphin Smiles was the collaborative work of talented violinist Steve Kindler (ex-Mahavishnu Orchestra and sometime Jeff Beck Group member) and guitarist Teja Bell (long-time qigong practitioner, aikido and martial arts black belt, zen master, session guitarist to artist like Ahmad Jamal, Suzanne Ciani and more).”

Don Grusin- Artist, innovator, performer and advocate for social change. First release, solo piano Out of Thin Air, Other titles include Old Friends and Relatives, The Hang (w/Nelson Rangell, Lee Ritenour, Sadao Watanable, Dave Grusin, Pete Escovedo, etc.)

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