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New mp3s 1.Sept.2007!

And a blast from the past 

Wow - got to meet Keith Emerson, my #1 musical muse, after his band's concert at Ram's Head Tavern (Annapolis, MD) in June 2006. A perfect ending to an incredible concert!	Before the show, in front of Keith's rig - including his "world's most dangerous synth" modular Moog. He also had a Korg Oasys atop his Goff'd "Tarkus" Hammond organ. Can't recall what model the Korg on the left was... Triton or Trinity? Note the ribbon controller hiding underneath this Korg.	Keith graciously signed my homegrown transcription of his New Orleans boogie piano piece A Cajun Alley. He played this in his solo piano spot, and it was very cool indeed to hear it get the full band treatment! The original recording is found on Emerson Plays Emerson.
Keith doing some trademark windmill glissandos down the Hammond!	Keith & Marc Bonilla in a fantastic "ribbon controller duel"!	Another shot of Keith and Marc Bonilla (no disrespect to Phil & Pete, just didn't get any good photos on their side of the stage!). Marc's a very talented guitarist and singer! I thoroughy enjoyed a brief chat with him after the show - he was kind enough to give me a tour of his effects when I mentioned his use of a pitch bender.

(Relatively) Recent Albums

	Icon's second release, Rubicon, is quite honestly the best collection of new music I've purchased in ages! Not a single bad track on this one, and quite a variety of moods and styles.
	A masterful collection of solo piano pieces. Some familiar works from earlier in his career - albeit in different settings! - plus several new pieces covering the gamut of styles from impressionistic mood pieces to jazz improv, and a few reminders, as Keith puts it, that the piano is a member of the percussion family.