A Day in Moscow

In ’82 we played in this room at Spaso House, in the American Embassy of Moscow. That was during Soviet times and it was just like the movies > > with KGB everywhere. This time we visited with the current Ambassador Beyrle and his wife Jocelyn – - and the memories flooded back. Moscow is a brand new city struggling to westernize itself – - for better or for worse. Good luck Moscow!

The audiences were fantastic though. And Igor Butman and his big band was killin’!

Welcome to Moscow

Ambassador Beyrle in the room we played in '82

Ambassador and Jocelyn Beyrle

Moscow Night

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