Adam Hawley | |
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Born | Portland, Oregon |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Labels | Kalimba Music |
Website | adamhawley |
Adam Hawley is a smooth jazz guitarist.
Hawley was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. At a young age he developed a keen interest in music, taking up piano lessons at eight and guitar lessons a year later. He eventually attended the University of Southern California where he graduated with a PhD in Music. [1] [2]
Year | Album | Chart positions | Label | |
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US Jazz [3] | US Jazz [4] | |||
2016 | Just the Beginning | — | — | Kalimba Music |
2018 | Double Vision | 15 | 8 | |
2020 | Escape | 23 | 4 | A-Train Records |
Year | Single | Chart positions | Label |
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US Jazz [5] | |||
2016 | "35th Street" feat. Eric Darius | 1 | Kalimba Music |
2017 | "Joy Ride" | 2 | |
"I Don't Mind" | 1 | ||
"Backseat Drivers" Marcus Anderson feat. Adam Hawley | 20 | ||
2018 | "Can You Feel It" feat. Marcus Anderson | 1 | |
"Travelin Mood" feat. Julian Vaughn | 1 | ||
"Take It Back" Lin Rountree feat. Adam Hawley | 15 | ||
2019 | "Just Dance" feat. Dave Koz | 3 | |
"Shuffle" feat. Darren Rahn | 6 |
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