Congratulations to Peter Rowan!

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Grammy award winner Peter Rowan’s recent release The Old School was just nominated by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) for Album of the Year.  As Alan Cackett said in a new Maverick Magazine review: “A monumental release that though out-of-step with what constitutes country or even bluegrass music today, is still very relevant and a reminder of how powerful down-home traditional country music can be”.  Other nominees include Claire Lynch, The SteelDrivers, Balsam Ridge and The Gibson Brothers.

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Deems Tsutakawa – We Wish You Well!

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“Anything good that can happen will happen. It might sound like a cliché, but I think the statement fits my optimistic personality perfectly. I also strive for that flavor of positive energy to come across in my music,” says jazz pianist Deems Tsutakawa.

Deems Tsutakakwa had more than 3 months of chemotherapy through a port imbedded in his chest, a two week period of no chemo before and after surgery, then a major surgery to remove part of his liver and kidney (colon cancer that metastasized). The surgery was a success and he is resting and recuperating at home.

Deems has been an old friend of A Train for several decades and we are proud to digitally distribute his Irving Street recording.  Listen to his “Tough Tofu”, an all-time favorite:

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Daniel Baron/Best New Artist & Composer/Male Composer/South Africa SAMRO Awards

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We’re delighted to announce that our composer Daniel Baron won the “Best Artist and Composer/Male Composer” award at South Africa’s SAMRO’s inaugural Wawela Awards last week. He was also nominated for Best Soundtrack In A Feature Film Or Theatric Documentary for his music in the feature documentary, “Wrongfully Detained”.  Daniel Baron’s MusicMind Publishing is part of A Train’s Geoff Paynter Music Publishing catalog.  Please click here for details.

 

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DownBeat Magazine International Critics Poll Winners

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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 Album (2nd Place) – Ten Freedom Summers by Wadada Leo Smith

The full list of winners can be viewed here

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Congratulations to the NAMA Winners!

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The Native American Music Awards has announced the winners for the Fourteenth Annual Awards and Canyon Records artists have received four awards.  Radmilla Cody, Shi Keyah-Songs for the People (Record of the Year), Tony Duncan, Earth Warrior (Artist of the Year), Fawn Wood, Iskewewak-Songs of Indigenous Womanhood (Best Female Artist) and Wayne Silas, Jr., True-Round Dance Songs (Best Male Artist).

Winners were announced on May 10th, 2013 at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York.  Winners were selected through national membership and national on-line voting campaign was open to the public.  To view the complete list of winners visit: www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com

Performances by Canyon artists during the awards ceremony included Fawn Wood, Wayne Silas, Jr. and Radmilla Cody performed with Tony Duncan and Estun-Bah.  Pop start Nelly Furtado received the Living Legend Award which was presented by Tony Duncan who appears in her music video, Big Hoops.   The two have performed together throughout the past year for MTV’s Video Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, The Tonight Show and more.

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