Giovanni Alberto Triano, a Brooklyn native, is known to his fans as Johnny A-Train. Johnny is the leader of the Loco-Motions, a Big Band based out of New Orleans. He, the band, and the band's torch singer Delilah Jones, are the modern-day counterparts of the Zoot-suit swing bands of the pre and post-war era. Mister A-Train however, is a graduate of Julliard and is at home with the music world's elite, as well as the street musicians he meets globe-trotting with his band.

During his travels, he finds himself drawn into situations that require him to act like his hero Bogart did when portraying detective Sam Spade in the classic old black & white movies. He quotes Bogart's famous movie lines often, while imitating Bogey's delivery.

In keeping with Johnny's showbiz persona, his novel. and his stories, are broken into scenes, with each scene bearing the title of a popular song that relates to the action. Look for: "A Hard Day's Night", "Boy From New York City", and "With A Little Help From My Friends", to name a few.

 

 

 

Novel:

"Fatal Fat Tuesday" (Mardi Gras' Deadliest Season)

 

Short Story Titles are:

"Dancer, Prancer, And a Vixen" (Murder in the Arctic Circle)

"Watlz On The Wild Side" (Violence in Vienna)

"Jazz, Jail, and Julliard" (Murder and theft of a Stradivarius)

"Bridge Out Of Brooklyn" (The death of little Rose)

"On The Road Again" (A 1940’s style, Big-Band bus tour, turned deadly)

 

Come on in for an entertaining journey through the music world, as told through the adventures in: