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> * New solo piano CD "Open Window" due in June.
> 
> I recently finished mastering my solo piano CD "Open Window", and I'm 
> working once more with graphic designer John Bergin on the cover art. 
> As many of you know, I occasionally begin my concerts with piano 
> improvisations. Afterwards, people often ask me if I would release a 
> piano album. Well, here it is!
> 
> I chose to record this album on the 1925 A.B. Chase baby grand that 
> sits in my studio, an instrument with a more intimate sound than a 
> full-size concert piano. Over a period of two months, I kept a daily 
> schedule of piano improvisation, with microphones set up to record at 
> all times. The pieces selected here reflect special moments during 
> this concentrated period. These were the moments when effort 
> vanished, and the music seemed to write itself. The pieces on "Open 
> Window" show influences ranging from Alan Hovhannes, G.I. Gurdjieff 
> and Erik Satie to Terry Riley and Keith Jarrett.
> 
> "Open Window" will come out on my own Soundscape label, hopefully in 
> the third week of June. Advance radio or promotional copies are 
> available upon request.
> 
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> * Live piano performance in San Francisco July 31.
> 
> The concert schedule in 2004 will be lighter than usual, as I intend 
> to stay home and work on new material. However, with "Open Window" 
> due out soon, I have agreed to perform a short solo piano set at the 
> following event:
> 
> Saturday - July 31st - 2004
> The 1st Annual ATP Sacred Music Concert
> 
> Robert Rich - Improvisational Solo Piano
> Mark Deutsch - Electric Sitar and the "Bazantar"
> Sukhawat Ali Khan & Riffat Sultana - Ecstatic Sufi Singing
> with Immersive Media by Synapse Productions
> 
> at Saint Aidan's Church
> 101 Goldmine Drive - Diamond Heights - SF
> $20.00 at the Door - $15.00 Seniors/Students
> Doors open at 8:00pm
> 
> For more information, contact axismundi@...