Jazz Guitar CDs
HOMESPUN
Taught By Artie Traum.
Level 3
Three CDs plus music book

Expand your knowledge of the fingerboard through chord shapes (major and minor 7ths, 9ths, 13ths, etc.), substitutions, rhythmic exercises, moving bass lines, riffs and lead lines. Whether you now play folk, blues or rock, these tapes are guaranteed to enhance and color your songs, enrich your favorite style, and give you a new outlook on your instrument. Songs: "Cold Front," "Life On Earth," "Sailor''s Lullaby."
About Artie Traum
Artie Traum is an award-winning guitarist who has been featured on over 30 albums. His latest release, "South of Lafayette," is a "hip fusion of folk and jazz esthetics," writes Sing Out! Magazine. "Letters From Joubee" (1994) spent six weeks at #1 on the smooth jazz radio charts. "Meetings With Remarkable Friends," with The Band, Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Tony Levin, Laurence Juber, John Sebastian and other top musicians, was awarded Best Acoustic Instrumental Album of 1999 (NAV Award) and voted Best CD of 2000 by Hudson Valley Magazine. In 2001, Artie released "The Last Romantic," which was placed "on this year's list of best releases" by Jazz Times.
Performing since the 1960's, Artie Traum has worked with his brother Happy Traum, songwriter Pat Alger and The Woodstock Mountains Revue. Artie's songs have been recorded by The Band, David Grisman and Tony Rice, among others. He has produced CDs for Tony Levin, Laurence Juber, Livingston Taylor, Diane Ziegler and many other top artists. Artie has performed at dozens of festivals, including the Catalina Jazz Trax Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival and the Newport Folk Festival, and has composed music for film and TV shows.

Artie Traum is a popular clinician for Taylor Guitars, performing guitar workshops around the world, and his instructional materials continue to be best-sellers for Homespun Tapes. "Artie Traum has the natural, soulful touch that other guitarists only dream about," says Donald Fagen of Steely Dan.