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<-- September 1997 - A late 90's photo of me performing at the Lincoln Theater in Washington D.C.
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<-- November 1993 - Here's a picture of me and my guitar professor and mentor, Frank Koonce, after my first graduate recital at Arizona State University, Tempe.
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<-- July 1998 - The Shahin & Sepehr band before our performance at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts. From left to right: Wes Crawford (drums and percussion), Moon Jewad (bass), Shahin (guitar), Sepehr (guitar and keyboards), yours truly (guitar).
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<-- July 2000 - Me with my former student Marc Johnson on our way to the KISS Farewell Tour show in Washington D.C. Believe it or not, KISS is the only reason I even started playing the guitar.
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<-- August 1993 - My solo concert at l'Accademia "l'Ottocento". This was a 200 year old guitar that I was afraid to drop, let alone play, but it had a beautiful sound!
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<-- August 1993 - Carlo Barone, my professor and director of l'Accademia "l'Ottocento". He was a great teacher and an inspiration to me.
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<-- December 2000 - Me with Richard Marlow at Bambule, New Year's Eve. Richard is one of the top Flamenco guitarists in Washington D.C.
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<-- March 2001 - Yemen. A wiseman helps Michael finds the key to his sanity.
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<-- March 2001 - Michael performing at the Saudi Arabian International School in Jeddah.
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<-- March 2001 - Two wild and crazy guys! A pre-concert photo of me and Corey in front of the Sheraton Hotel in Casablanca.
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<-- March 2001 - Corey and I were quite fortunate to meet, listen to, and dine with Haj Younis - Morocco's top oud player.
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<-- March 2001 - Me and Corey performing for an intimate crowd of 80 people at the American Legation in Tangier, Morocco.
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<-- March 2001 - A promotional pamphlet of the Sixth Annual Moroccan Stringed Instrument Festival, which Corey and I headlined.
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<-- March 2001 - A poster advertising our concert in Casablanca. We played to a packed house and they even had to turn people away!
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<-- March 2001 - A review from the Arab News, Saudi Arabia.
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<-- April 2001 - A photo clipping from the Gulf Daily News, Bahrain.
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<-- January 2002 - A program of a Douze Cordes concert at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait.
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<-- March 2001 - A pre-concert photo of Corey and I with U.S. Ambassador Barbara Bodine.
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<-- January 2002 - A program of a Douze Cordes concert at the U.S. Embassy in Jordan.
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<-- January 2002 - Me warming up backstage before a public concert at the Abdelaziz Hussain Center during the 8th Qurain Cultural Festival, Kuwait City.
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<-- January 2002 - A review of a Douze Cordes concert in the Kuwait Times.
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<-- January 2002 - Sightseeing high atop the Kuwait Towers. The view of the Arabian Gulf is spectacular!
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<-- January 2003 - A Washington Post article about me and one of my students, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). This photo was taken on the island of Nantucket.
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<-- January 2002 - Michael enjoying the good life in Aqaba, a resort town on the Red Sea in Jordan.
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