Artie Traum

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Thief Of Time

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Released: Jan 1, 2007

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Thief Of Time
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General Info

Genre: Folk / Jazz / Roots Music
Location BEARSVILLE, New York, US
Profile Views: 18028
Last Login: 8/23/2007
Member Since 6/26/2007
Website http://www.artietraum.com/
Record Label Roaring Stream
Type of Label Indie
Bio
..Artie Traum has been described as "one of the great players of any .. era" and Jazz Times called his style "elegant folk-jazz." He is an .. NAV award-winning guitarist, producer & songwriter. Artie has been .. featured on over 35 albums for major and indie labels. He has .. produced or recorded with The Band, Warren Bernhardt, Pat Alger, Tony .. Levin, John Sebastian, Richie Havens, James Taylor, Pete Seeger, .. David Grisman, Livingston Taylor, Michael Franks, Happy Traum and .. dozens more. His songs have been featured on PBS, BBC, ESPN, CBS. He .. has toured in Japan, Europe and across the USA....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. A pioneer of the East Coast acoustic scene, Artie Traum is a .. musician “whose work defines the vitality and sophistication of .. American acoustic music.” (Acoustic Guitar)... .. A native of the Bronx, Artie Traum gravitated to the .. Greenwich Village music scene in the late 1960’s. It was there he .. became influenced by James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Muddy Waters and .. Pete Seeger. As a first project, Traum co-wrote songs for the Brian .. de Palma debut film Greetings – the first role for Robert DeNiro – .. with Eric Kaz and Bear... .. In 1970, Artie joined forces with his brother Happy Traum. The .. duo recorded their album in Nashville which the New York Times called .. “one of the best records in any field of pop music.” The Traums were .. managed by Albert Grossman (The Band, Dylan, Janis Joplin) and toured .. around the world. They performed at the 1969 Newport Folk Festival on .. stage with James Taylor, Kris Kristoferson and Joni Mitchell... .. During the 70’s and 80’s, Artie produced The Woodstock .. Mountains Revue featuring Happy and Artie Traum, Pat Alger, John .. Sebastian, Maria Muldaur, Rory Block, Eric Andersen, Paul Butterfield .. and Paul Siebel. In the mid 1980’s Artie joined forces with .. songwriter Pat Alger (Thunder Rolls, Unanswered Prayers) and the duo .. recorded From The Heart... .. Artie’s 1994 released the jazz project Letters From Joubee which .. captured #1 on the Smooth Jazz Radio Charts (Gavin AA chart). In .. 1999 his Meetings With Remarkable Friends was awarded Best Acoustic .. Instrumental Album of 1999 by the NAV Awards and has been described .. as a “classic.”.. .. In 2003 Artie released a singer/songwriter project South of .. Lafayette which was featured on All Things Considered. A collection .. of fishing songs Big Trout Radio, recorded with Chris Shaw and Tom .. Akstens, was released in 2004... .. Artie has has written dozens of instructional books and DVD’s .. about music and guitar styles, published by Homespun Tapes... ...... ....
Members
..On Thief Of Time:.. ..Guitars/Vocals: Artie Traum.. Bass: Tony Levin.. Drums: Gary Burke.. Piano: Warren Bernhardt.. ..Background & Harmony Vocals:.. Donna Lewis.. Wendy Waldman.. Amy Helm.. Teresa Williams.. Jim Photoglo.. Kenny Edwards (and Mandolin).. Joe Flood (and Mandolin).. ..Also: John Sebastian on Baritone Electric Guitar.. ..Produced by Wendy Waldman..
Influences
James Taylor, The Even Dozen Jug Band, Bonnie Raitt, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jim Hall, Howard Roberts and the Modern Jazz Quartet
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