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WELCOME TO THE A-TRAIN NEWSLETTER! Summertime is officially here and everyone is looking to slip away on a sun filled adventure, so get ready for an international Top News party aboard the A-Train line! We are rolling into your station, •Will Bernard to release a bringing those exotic destinations to your doorstep with all the best new album gear to go with those new sandals and shades. Uncover the corners •Henry Kaiser writes score of Africa with sounds from Congotronics 3 and the Kasai Allstars, for new Werner Herzog discover the richness of India with the newest Explorer Series from film Canyon Records, dance a jig with the Celts compliments of Brian •New single release from Dunning’s Puck Fair, and bring it back home to the jazzy tunes of RnR album Roger Smith! •New releases from Roger And if music to your ears just isn’t enough to satisfy those balmy Smith, Puck Fair, Canyon nights, we have a treat for all your senses with the new film from Records and more

Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser, “Encounters at the End of the •Tour dates from R. Carlos World,” premiering in theaters this summer. The possibilities are Nakai, Jeff Golub, The New Deal, Peter Phippen, endless when the world is brought to you by the hottest ticket in and more travel… A-Train Entertainment.

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“RnR,” the duet recording of Rick Braun Henry Kaiser contributes “After pioneering the concept of Balkan and Richard Elliot. sights and sounds to new clubbing with his now-legendary Werner Herzog film Bucovina Club parties and albums, Shantel moves on to the next level and “Philippe Saisse wrote the charming and In his follow up to the acclaimed releases “Disko Partizani!” (his first solo tender Que Paso, and his sweet piano lines “Grizzly Man,” filmmaker Werner Herzog album in seven years), which lays the provide an irresistible harmony beneath journeys to Antarctica to document both foundations for an innovative new brand one of RnR’s more subtle yet hum-able the animal and human inhabitants of one of pop music. This is the sound of new hooks; this is mid-tempo romantic smooth of the most beautiful and remote places in Europe, centered in the middle of our old jazz at its best” the world. “Encounters At the End of the continent, but incorporating vibrant – Jazz Monthly World,” produced by Henry Kaiser, influences from the emerging new frontier which stretches all the way to features a score by Kaiser and David With tour dates throughout the summer, Lindley as well as Kaiser’s stunning Mitteleuropa, the south east, Greece, Turkey and beyond…” smooth jazz fans everywhere will be underwater photography. Look for it in –PBS 106.7 fm, Australia bopping along. theaters nationwide opening in late June. http://www.artizenmusic.com/ http://www.bucovina.de/ “Like many of Mr. Herzog’s movies, http://www.youtube.com/watch fiction and nonfiction, “Encounters at the End of the World” itself has the quality of Will Bernard to Release New a dream: it’s at once vivid and vague, easy Canyon Records continues to Album to grasp and somehow beyond reach. Its Hot on the heels of touring dates with most striking nonfiction moments come astonish Stanton Moore (whose second Telarc courtesy of the underwater video images Along with consistent digital sales album features Will extensively) comes shot in the Antarctic by his friend and growth, Canyon Records is continuing to Will’s own Palmetto release, “Blue Plate sometime composer, the guitarist Henry turn heads and garner attention. Rhapsody Kaiser, of divers swimming in the eerie Special,” due for release September 16. is currently running a feature on Grammy- blue under a shelf of crystal ice. (Mr. Arguably his best record to date, it features winning R. Carlos Nakai and his new Kaiser produced this new movie and, with guest appearances from Stanton Moore, release “Talisman.” Dixiefrog, one of those David Lindley, did its plaintive, effective Andy Hess, and John Medeski of Medeski, iconic blues labels that the French love so string-centric music.)” Martin and Wood. Between now and then much, is putting out a Native American - New York Times look for a new recording from the collection entitled “Indian Reservation Groundation family featuring Will and Blues” featuring tracks from Canyon Leroy “Horsemouth Wallace” as featured http://encountersfilm.com/ Records artists Aaron White and A. Paul guests. Ortega. Also, check out the sample of http://www.willbernard.com Return of the Balkan! Canyon’s “It’s Time to Roundance,” featured in a new release from Santogold, Not long after Shantel's new remix EP the Downtown Records artist who is of Disko Partizani scored a feature on the tearing up the charts with her debut iTunes' world page, the album "Disko Look for these artists at ATHFEST album. • Madeline Adams is working on a new Partizani" made it's debut in iTunes' album with producer Jason Robira "What's Hot" section. This Balkan delight http://www.canyonrecords.com/ • Bloodkin continues to tour with has over 600,000 plays on Last.fm and over Widespread Panic and their new album 3000 plays on MSN's ZUNE... and A Little RnR for the Summer “Baby They Told Us We Would Rise climbing. What's all the fuss? ARTizen is releasing a third single Again” is slated for release in early 2009 “Que Paso” from their highly successful

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Kasai Allstars - In the 7th and decided that they wanted to work together on a project. A few moon, the chief turned into a years later, Bill floated the idea of doing an album of their collective favorite songs. The list they came up with covered many genres swimming fish and ate the head including jazz, rock, country, world and pop standards. From of his enemy by magic Coldplay's "Yellow" to Gershwin's "I've Got a Crush on You", Petra (7/25 Release) Haden and Bill Frisell offer the listener a beautiful eclectic mix of Using a spectacular mixture of music that flows together seamlessly. traditional acoustic instruments, electric guitars, distortion-laden thumb pianos and soulful vocals, "The duo date of vocalist/violinist Petra Haden and guitarist Bill Kasai Allstars is a collective revolving around 25 musicians all based Frisell is a delicate flower with deep roots. Quiet, intimate and in Kinshasa, DR Congo, but originating from five different ethnic softly floating, this album is an eclectic mix of mild-mannered groups, each with their own language and musical tradition. The pop tunes that matter." songs on In The 7th Moon… are directly drawn from festive and ritual music that was played in the bush before the arrival of the Europeans. - Dan Oulette, Billboard Combining various traditions, their respective styles, languages and instruments as well as the band's interaction with Western amplification and production techniques (through their collaboration Jeff Golub - Six String Santa with the producer of the album, Vincent Kenis) gives an exciting and (Release TBA) very creative angle to the project. Combing a rich love for blues, rock Kasaï Allstars' music is powerful and sophisticated, driving and pop with potent jazz chops, Jeff and raw. It blends acoustic instruments with electric guitars, distortion- Golub is perhaps best known for his laden thumb pianos (with DIY amplification) and soulful vocals. As years with Rod Stewart where he underlined by a reviewer for UK magazine The Word, "This is rock toured and recorded from 1988 to sucked back to the continent of its birth to be granted a glorious 1995 as well as co-composed a resurrection". number of songs with Rod. Jeff has become a fixture on the very successful Guitars & Saxes tours and his One of the wildest records of the year, as distorted and dirty, recent Narada Jazz release spent months on smooth jazz radio. beautiful and funky as James Brown or Fela Kuti Jeff and his band recorded their first Christmas record with -The Observer, UK special guest Warren Hill, soon available digitally for the first time.

Effortlessly funky and mesmerizing…Reveals the depth of a David Darling and Eve music scene as vibrant and unique as any in the world Kodiak - Return of Desire: -Pitchfork, USA Improvisation (7/8 Release) Grammy award nominee David By Western measures, the bizarre timbres constitute an accidental Darling collaborates with Music and avant-garde; by any measure, they rock. Grade A Movement extraordinaire Eve -Entertainment Weekly, USA Kodiak. "Return of Desire: Improvisations" is a fine space music collaboration of piano and cello, - Petra Haden and Bill Frisell inspired and created to accompany Gina Odgen Ph.D's book of the Petra Haden and Bill Frisell same name. (6/17 Release) “Return of Desire,” the third book of a series published by Petra Haden, the daughter of Shambhala, is inspired by Odgen's first nationwide survey integrating legendary jazz bassist Charlie Haden, sexuality and spirituality. This book focuses on passion and and Bill Frisell first met in 1997. compassion in late-life sexual relationship and is slated to hit the They soon realized that they shared shelves on July 8th. common taste in music and humor

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Roger Smith - Sittin' In (6/17 bringing him together with the versatile guitar of Sean Whelan, the release) infectious grooves of percussionist Robbie Harris, and two very special guests from Slovakia, violinist Stano Paluch and cellist Joef Roger Smith is well known as the Luptak, for an evening of cross cultural tradition and innovation. The powerhouse keyboardist for the haunting, melodic atmospheres of this group are long overdue for legendary Tower of Power, but Roger discovery by fans of Enya and Clannad. is also master of a variety of musical –Pitchfork Magazine genres and has crafted a sound all his own in the world of contemporary jazz. He started playing jazz at the Double Image - Duotone (6/17 age of 12, and by the time he was 18 he was playing in the club scene Release) of his hometown of Sacramento. By the early 1970s, Smith was a The vibe-marimba duo consisting of sideman on the road and in the studio with a wide range of notable Dave Samuels and David Friedman musicians that included Jeff Beck, Gladys Knight, Willie Nelson, and celebrates thirty years of Joe Cocker, before landing the keyboard slot in Tower of Power in the collaborative performance. It was late 90’s. 1974 when these two masters of His solo career took off in 1999 with the release of his album mallet percussion first created the “Both Sides”. One of the album's singles, ‘Off the Hook’, topped unique combination of vibraphone Billboard's contemporary jazz singles charts and stayed in the top 10 and marimba, earning the duo a German Grammy. What emerged then for seventeen weeks. He was nominated for three Oasis Awards for was a totally new sound and approach that has set a new standard for outstanding achievement in the Smooth Jazz genre for Best mallet percussionists everywhere. “Duotone” captures their continued Keyboardist, Best New Artist and Song of the Year and won the innovation with seven original compositions as well as classics, ‘breakout artist of the year’ award from the trade publication Radio “Caravan” and “Summer Night.” Their recordings have received and Records. In addition his single was No. 7 on Radio & Records top critical acclaim and their performances have been described as 100 songs of the year. “spellbinding”. Double Image performs music spanning many styles - Currently the single off his latest release, “Sittin’ In”, is holding from jazz standards and original compositions to through-composed the torch at R&R with 7 stations, 60 spins, #2 Most Increased Play, #1 pieces and spontaneous improvisations. Most Added. “Sittin’ In” was also among the most added in both the Jazz Week Smooth Jazz chart and Smoothjazz.com, leading to a great Bina & Pranav Mehta - debut on the Smooth Indie Star chart at #28 . Moonlit Taj The Mehtas evoke the exotic colors Brian Dunning's Puck Fair - of India as they perform ghazals Forgotten Carnival (6/17 (traditional songs) that touch upon Release) love’s many shades...from coy Back with their first album in 19 flirtation to deep passion. The flowing years, Brian Dunning’s Puck Fair rhythms of tabla and the gentle strains makes a comeback with “Forgotten of sitar and flute, merge with Carnival.” The band is acoustic and contemporary instrumentation in the music is inspired equally by the portrayals of intimate musical driving rhythms of Celtic music with conversations with one’s beloved. the freedom and spontaneity of jazz. Founded in New York in 1984 and reformed in Dublin, Puck Fair Cosmic Dawn mainly plays original music by Brian Dunning as well as music by Bina and Pranav Mehta beckon one’s such artists as Van Morrison and John Coltrane. inner self in this collection of timeless Hindu devotional songs known as Dunning has a breathtaking command of the flute, coupled with a most bhajans. Carried on waves of flute personal approach to jazz improvisation and traditional music. He and sitar, and elevated by the cadence of tabla, each lyrical meditation returns here to the repertoire of one of his most successful projects, invites contemplation, reflection, and celebration.

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R Carlos Nakai - Talisman R. Carlos Nakai is undoubtedly the Buried Treasure: most important Native American flute Dose Hermanos – Live From California player in the world. Hs powerful solo work helped define this genre, and Although Dose Hermanos leaders/keyboardists Bob collaborations with international artist Bralove and Tom Constanten were both former members and high-profile composers such as Philip Glass have brought the flute to of the Grateful Dead family, “Live From California” has concert halls around the world. more in common with Sun Ra's space jazz than the type Nakai's first album, “Changes,” was of relaxed, country-flavored rock the Dead were best released by Canyon Records in 1983, and since then he has released known for. Constanten was the Dead's keyboardist from over thirty-five albums not including guest appearances on other 1968-70, while Bralove was the band's sound designer labels. “Talisman” celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of Nakai’s from 1987-95 but the experimental music on this CD first release, and returns to the pure, haunting sound of the Native (recorded live at San Francisco's Fillmore West in June American flute unaccompanied by other instruments. Talisman is a and November 1997) has very little in common with continuous soundscape as Nakai alternates songs for one flute and "Casey Jones" or "Friend of the Devil." Combine Ra's songs for two flutes in a rich tapestry of music “so soothing, it more eccentric avant-garde instrumentals (as opposed to unwrinkles mind and soul…” Nakai has received two gold records (500,000 units sold), selling his hard bop) and traces of Cecil Taylor with an over four million albums in the course of his career, receiving awareness of progressive rock, and you've got eccentric numerous Grammy nominations and an induction into the Arizona Dose Hermanos offerings like "Shadow of the Invisible Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (2005). Though he received Man," "New York Cup O' Java" and "Know Peaking." classical training on the trumpet, his numerous recordings consist The keyboardists (who are joined by Steve Kimock and primarily of resonant solo performances of Native-American flute Henry Kaiser on guitar, Joe Gallant on bass and Prairie improvisations with a judicious use of synthesizers, chanting, and Prince on electronic drums) can be overly self-indulgent, nature sounds. He is primarily concerned with creating original but even so, this is a risk-taking, highly creative release compositions that capture the essence of his heritage in highly that lovers of avant-garde jazz should make a point of personalized ways. obtaining. ! ! -Alex Henderson, All Music Guide Northern Cree - Red Rock “Red Rock” is two-time GRAMMY nominee Nothern Cree at their very best. Recorded 'live' in Muckleshoot, Also Available & Coming Soon this legendary drum group gives Kevin Yazzie - Faith dancers and spectators an experience Thunder Hill - For the Love of the thrilling energy only found in Eli Secody - The Following Generation the Pow-Wow circle. Southern Cree - Drum For Life Formed in 1980 by Steve Wood and Tha Tribe - Winter Storm Blackstone - Around The Horn his brothers Charlie and Earl, the Blackstone - Pictures of You Northern Cree Singers are a powwow drum and vocal group based out Young Bird - Only The Strong Survive of Alberta, Canada. Generally performing with between eight and 12 High Noon - Songs For Our People members, the Singers vocalize in Cree over traditional drum Jay Begaye - Songs of Colors accompaniment, and their performances and recordings have won McClellan, Robedeaux, and Stoner - Blessings numerous awards. The Northern Cree Singers have released over 20 Northern Cree And Friends - Dancin' Til Sunrise albums, many of them in live settings, through Canyon Records of Elk Soldier - The Elk Way Phoenix, AZ. Verdell Primeaux with Terry Hanks - Stories Told and more...

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r. Carlos Nakai Date Venue City

7/9/08 - 7/11/08 INAFA Conference Eau Claire, WI

7/20/08 Buffalo Philharmonic Artpark Buffalo, NY

8/1/08 Phoenix Rising Bookstore Port Townsend, WA

8/2/08 Chimicum High School Chimicum, WA

For full tour dates, visit 8/16/08 Delta Performing Arts Center Delta, CO http://www.rcarlosnakai.com/

Xavier Yxayotl Date Venue City

7/8/08 - 7/13/08 INAFA Conference Eau Claire, WI

7/20/08 Inside Edge Newport Beach, CA

8/22/08 Levitt Pavillion Pasadena, CA

For full tour dates, visit http://www.yxayotl.com/

Peter Phippen Date Venue City

7/17/08 Fishers On The Green Altoona, WI

7/19/08 Farmer’s Market Eau Claire, WI

8/14/08 Fishers On The Green Altoona, WI

8/30/08 Farmer’s Market Eau Claire, WI

For full tour dates, visit 8/31/08 Midwest Shamanic Gathering Fall Creek, WI http://www.peterphippen.com/

Jay Begaye Date Venue City

7/11/08 Monument Valley 50th Ann. Monument Valley, UT

7/18/08 - 7/19/08 Little Beaver Celebration Dulce, NM

For full tour dates, visit http://www.myspace.com/jay_begaye

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Dave Samuels Date Venue City

6/23/08 - 6/27/08 Berkelee College of Music Boston, MA

9/11/08 - 9/14/08 Iridium New York, NY

For full tour dates, visit http://www.dsamuels.com/

The New Deal Date Venue City

6/27/08 West 41st Street New York, NY

6/28/08 Revolution Hall Albany, NY

7/10/08 All Good Festival Masontown, WV

7/18/08 Camp Bisco Mariaville, NY

For full tour dates, visit 8/9/08 ATMA Festival Warsaw, NY http://www.thenewdeal.com/

Jeff Golub Date Venue City

7/26/08 Hideway Park Winter Park, CO

8/8/08 Hyatt Newporter Newport Beach, CA

8/9/08 Tower Theater Fresno, CA

8/10/08 Oceanside Amphitheater Oceanside, CA

For full tour dates, visit 9/7/08 Johnson’s Beach Resort Guerneville, CA http://www.jeffgolub.com/ 9/20/08 Verizon Wireless Theater Houston, TX

9/21/08 One World Theater Austin, TX

10/24/08 John Lyman Center New Haven, CT

10/25/08 IMAC Huntington, NY

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