Adam Hawley

Last updated
Adam Hawley
Born Portland, Oregon
Genres Jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Labels Kalimba Music
Website adamhawley.com

Adam Hawley is a smooth jazz guitarist.

Biography

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]

Contents

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumChart positionsLabel
US
Jazz

[3]
US
Con.
Jazz

[4]
2016Just the Beginning Kalimba Music
2018Double Vision158
2020Escape234A-Train/MBF Entertainment
2021Risin' Up8
2023What Christmas Means to Me
2024Unstoppable
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
Smooth Jazz
Airplay

[5]
2016"35th Street" – (feat. Eric Darius)1Just the Beginning
2017"Joy Ride"2
"I Don't Mind" – (feat. Euge Groove)1
"Backseat Drivers" – (Marcus Anderson feat. Adam Hawley)20Limited Edition(Marcus Anderson)
2018"Can You Feel It?" – (feat. Marcus Anderson)1Double Vision
"Traveling Mood" – (feat. Julian Vaughan)1
"Take It Back" – (Lin Rountree feat. Adam Hawley)15Stronger Still(Lin Rountree)
2019"Just Dance" – (feat. Dave Koz)3Double Vision
"Shuffle" – (feat. Darren Rahn)6
2020"To the Top" – (feat. Jeff Ryan)2Escape
"Escape" – (feat. Rick Braun)1
2021"Tokyo Groove"3
"Risin' Up"1Risin' Up
"New Day" – (Jeff Ryan feat. Adam Hawley)4Duality(Jeff Ryan)
2022"Gotta Get Up"2Risin' Up
"Let's Get Down Tonight" – (feat. Vincent Ingala)1
2023"Right On, Right On" – (feat. Julian Vaughan)7
"Uptop"1Unstoppable
2024"Unstoppable"3
"Automatic" – (Dave Koz feat. Adam Hawley)1 TBA (Dave Koz)
"Fly By"9Unstoppable

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