Adam Hawley | |
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Born | Portland, Oregon |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | 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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Trad. Jazz [3] | Cont. Jazz [4] | |||
2016 | Just the Beginning | — | — | Kalimba Music |
2018 | Double Vision | 15 | 8 | |
2020 | Escape | 23 | 4 | A-Train/MBF Entertainment |
2021 | Risin' Up | — | 8 | |
2023 | What Christmas Means to Me | — | — | |
2024 | Unstoppable | — | — | |
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
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Smooth Jazz Airplay [5] | |||
2016 | "35th Street" – (feat. Eric Darius) | 1 | Just the Beginning |
2017 | "Joy Ride" | 2 | |
"I Don't Mind" – (feat. Euge Groove) | 1 | ||
"Backseat Drivers" – (Marcus Anderson feat. Adam Hawley) | 20 | Limited Edition – (Marcus Anderson) | |
2018 | "Can You Feel It?" – (feat. Marcus Anderson) | 1 | Double Vision |
"Traveling Mood" – (feat. Julian Vaughan) | 1 | ||
"Take It Back" – (Lin Rountree feat. Adam Hawley) | 15 | Stronger Still – (Lin Rountree) | |
2019 | "Just Dance" – (feat. Dave Koz) | 3 | Double Vision |
"Shuffle" – (feat. Darren Rahn) | 6 | ||
2020 | "To the Top" – (feat. Jeff Ryan) | 2 | Escape |
"Escape" – (feat. Rick Braun) | 1 | ||
2021 | "Tokyo Groove" | 3 | |
"Risin' Up" | 1 | Risin' Up | |
"New Day" – (Jeff Ryan feat. Adam Hawley) | 4 | Duality – (Jeff Ryan) | |
2022 | "Gotta Get Up" | 2 | Risin' Up |
"Let's Get Down Tonight" – (feat. Vincent Ingala) | 1 | ||
2023 | "Right On, Right On" – (feat. Julian Vaughan) | 7 | |
"Uptop" | 1 | Unstoppable | |
2024 | "Unstoppable" | 3 | |
"Automatic" – (Dave Koz feat. Adam Hawley) | 1 | TBA – (Dave Koz) | |
"Fly By" | 15 | Unstoppable | |
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