Gina Wears a Cat’s Hat
While cleaning up our shed, Gina discovered four mice. One of the four didn’t make it out of the shed alive. Next: Gina starting to meow….
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Elbjazz Festival 2023
Elbjazz Festival 2023 is upon us. I can’t believe that my last visit to this great festival was as far back as 2015. The beautiful city of Hamburg is once again hosting an exciting programme on June 9th and 10th. Locations include Elbphilharmonie, two open air spots on the docks of Hamburg harbor plus the…
Gina Welcomes 2017
Gina would like to wish you a very happy New Year with lots of peace, health, and love. Thank you for visiting Gina’s page regularly – we had a record-breaking number of unique visitors in November. January is a pretty exciting and busy month for us again. I am currently finishing preparations for my next trip…
AOR Global Sounds Vol. 5, 1977-1984
Pascal Rioux a/k/a Charles Maurice did it again. Assembling incredibly hard-to-find soul gems from the glorious days of the past, 1977 to 1984. Running the fantastic Favorite Recordings out of Paris, this fifth volume in this wonderful series starts off with a track by the group Rhapsody, who released just one LP back in 1981,…