Clarinet:Anat Cohen
Percussion: Zakir Hussain
Miscellaneous Instrument:Tomeka Reid (cello)
Beyond Album:Bill Frisell, Harmony (Blue Note)
Clarinet:Anat Cohen
Percussion: Zakir Hussain
Miscellaneous Instrument:Tomeka Reid (cello)
Beyond Album:Bill Frisell, Harmony (Blue Note)
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.
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.)
2020 DownBeat Critics Poll:
Clarinet:Anat Cohen
Percussion: Zakir Hussain
Miscellaneous Instrument:Tomeka Reid (cello)
Congratulations Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop, who won a Juno award in the category Jazz Album of the Year: Group for the album “Abundance” https://junoawards.ca/full-list-2020/
A Train congratulates Jazz Times 2019 Expanded Critics Poll winners:
Clarinetist: Anat Cohen
Percussionist: Zakir Hussain
Misc Instrumentalist: Tomeka Reid (Cuneiform Records)
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 summer.
Buffalo Jump Records: a new entry in Native American music, led by Steven Butler, producer of iconic recordings for Canyon Records with new releases coming from Northern Cree, Fawn Wood, Young Spirit, Boogey The Beat and more.
Carolina La O: two nominations for Female Tropical Artist of the Year 2010 at the Premio Lo Nuestro and Billboard Awards for Latin music. A new single and remix and a re-issued album, De Mi Fuego.
For more information go to www.a-train.com; bob@a-train.com
Many congratulations to Marcus Anderson! His new album, HERO has for reached #2 on the iTunes Jazz chart and #3 on Amazon Best Sellers Smooth Jazz & Jazz Fusion.
Congratulations to Zakir Hussain and Anat Cohen, who received awards from the Jazz Journalists Association for Percussionist of the Year and Clarinetist of the Year!
Once again, A Train celebrates our Smooth Jazz artist’s success at radio: congratulations to Adam Hawley, Chris Standring, Rick Braun, Joyce Cooling, Vincent Ingala, David Benoit, Peter White and Marcus Anderson for their appearance on the Billboard Smooth Jazz National Airplay Chart.
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