Album Notes

"A modern masterpiece!"
Dave Malachowski, Daily Freeman

A unique and beautiful blend of traditional folk, smooth urban jazz, and delta blues - all of it brewed together by an absolute master. Artie Traum is flawless in his virtuoso interpretations..."
Edward J. Renehan, Jr. 2007
writer, historian and musician

"Artie Traum’s new CD Thief of Time firmly establishes him as one of the world’s great musical storytellers... he just happens to also be one of the world’s most gifted musicians."
Jeff Wignal WPKN (Bridgeport, CT) 2007

“Artie is the man with the golden fingers...”
Pete Seeger

"The recording quality is amazing..."
Al Petteway, guitarist 2007

At A Glance: Thief of Time features Artie Traum, Tony Levin, Gary Burke, Warren Bernhardt, Donna Lewis, Joe Flood,
Jim Photoglo, Kenny Edwards, Wendy Waldman, John Sebastian, Amy Helm and more! Recorded and mastered on audiophile analog and digital equipment, Thief of Time was produced by songwriter Wendy Waldman.

About Artie Traum and Thief of Time

Guitarist and songwriter Artie Traum has been called an “intensely talented observer of life” who creates a “hip fusion of folk and jazz” (Jazz Times). Thief of Time delivers 11 new tracks that take Artie’s unique folk-jazz style further than ever before. Traum is supported by A-Team players Tony Levin (bass), Warren Bernhardt (piano) and Gary Burke (drums). John Sebastian adds baritone guitars on When You Insult A Man, while Joe Flood, Kenny Edwards, Wendy Waldman, Amy Helm, Teresa Williams and Jim Photoglo provide vocal and instrumental support. Multi-platinum recording artist Donna Lewis brings her vocal skills to the Brazilian groove on Back In The Sugarcane. This album features solid grooves and improvisation which stretches the music beyond the normal singer/songwriter concept. It's alive, funky and brilliantly conceived.

“The challenge for me was to find elements of American styles to create something original. I’m interested in expanding genres and stretching the limits of acoustic guitar.” Artie Traum said in a recent interview on WAMC.

Thief Of Time is the follow-up to South of Lafayette which landed Artie Traum a feature interview on NPR’s All Things Considered and international airplay. Traum has been described as “one of the great players of any era” and Jazz Times called his style “elegant folk-jazz.”
“I went for a live feel, of musicians actually playing together,” Traum says. “On songs like Cuckoo and Thief of Time we got into intense grooves.”

Thief of Time is a tour-de-force of Americana with a touch of jazz.