Anat Cohen Wins Best Clarinet in 84th Annual Downbeat Reader’s Poll

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A Train congratulates Anat Cohen for winning Best Clarinet in the 84th Annual Downbeat Reader’s Poll!

We are proud to represent her publishing interest as well as distribute her recordings through Anzic Records.

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A Train Artists on Billboard Charts: Top 10 Smooth Jazz Songs

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CONGRATULATIONS to A-Train artists for landing in the Top 10 for Smooth Jazz Songs on the Billboard Charts! 🎵

1. **Joyce Cooling – It’s So Amazing
2. Dave Koz & Friends – Before I Let Go
3. Brian Culbertson – Morning Walk
4. Cindy Bradley – Wind Chill Factor
5. **Rick Braun – Crossroads
6. **Chris Standring – Kaleidoscope
7. Eric Darius ft. Rodney Jones, Jr. & Andre Troutman – Fired Up
8. **David Benoit ft. Vincent Ingala – Dave G
9. **Adam Omar Hawley ft. Darren Rahn – Shuffle
10 Julian Vaughn – Afro Calypso

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J Street Entertainment’s first recording: Chase Engel & The Night Shift

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J Street Entertainment, the rock label founded by Tesla’s bassist Brian Wheat, launched its first recording October 18, 2019 with the self titled ep Chase Engel & The Night Shift.
The immediate reception at radio and digital service providers was strong and their record release party was sold out.

Coming in 2020 from J Street are releases by Flash Fires, a UK band building audiences with their dynamic live appearances, and SoulMotor (with Brian Wheat on bass).

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Congratulations to Wadada Leo Smith, recipient of the UCLA Medal

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American trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist and composer Wadada Leo Smith, a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music, will receive the UCLA Medal, the campus’s highest honor, on Nov. 8 during a ceremony and concert at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

“Wadada Leo Smith is a category-defying composer whose achievements have profoundly shaped American music,” said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, who will present the award. “His work exemplifies a diversity of original thought that has enriched the lives of others, demonstrating UCLA’s highest academic and professional values.”

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