From: Charlie Albright To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Subject: Updates from Charlie Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 00:33:18 +0000 Dear Mr Epstein, Hope you're doing wonderfully! I've been busy performing and traveling, and of course learning new pieces for upcoming concerts...whew! Some new news has developed that is quite exciting. As you know, improvisation is something that really sets me apart as a pianist. I can improvise entire new pieces on the spot, and often do at my concerts...sometimes performing good chunks or entire concerts as an improvisation based on audience notes and whatnot...it really helps to set me apart as a musician, because while almost anyone from Juilliard can play almost any concerto, nobody else can do what I can when it comes to improv. :) (Here's a link of a whole sonata I made up a couple months ago at a concert: https://www.youtube.corn/watch?v=Zus 1 YAheiQ) Well, my manager of the past few years is a bit old-fashioned (I think he's about to retire soon), and has never been one that likes "rocking the boat." I really want to continue pushing ahead with this unique aspect of what I do, but he's not so enthusiastic, despite audiences going crazy and reviews raving about it (I'll put some quotes below from recent improv reviews). Anyway, we amicably agreed that our visions for the future were different, as I want to pursue differentiating myself through things like improvisation (maybe it's the business-minded side of me?) and he'd prefer me to just give normal, old-fashioned concerts playing things that anyone can play, which I often feel don't really connect with 'real' people as well...and which prevents me from doing my unique abilities in concerts as much So, we decided to finish the year and a half of scheduled concerts together and part ways. This is scary, but I think it's what really needed to happen. I know that what I can do is unique and different... and I am not a 'typical classical pianist.' Yo