Please feel free to open Gina’s weekly playlist of newly released tunes. Have a great Sunday. The list includes new music from Eric Reed, Chris Hyson, Reel People, Jeremy Pelt, Ben L’Oncle Soul, Billy Childs, and more. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IfBCjsuxoWwTzN5uSpAjN?si=85514a9d533d44a4&pt=c61873a297bf62c43ed5b08d2118b7d9
Gina is spending a few days at her cottage in the Netherlands. We toured the city of Lemmer earlier today and she was not amused when I told her to pose for a photo. José James will play Amsterdam tomorrow and Rotterdam on Wednesday and so we’re really looking forward to his show playing music…
We get tons of new music each and every day so Gina decided to issue a weekly playlist with 10-15 tracks which are currently on her radar and worth checking out in her opinion. Even though she sleeps a lot lately, she listens constantly, with her ears always in alert mode. Playlists will be ready…
We regularly get some mails from people asking how Gina is doing. Thanks for that folks! Gina is an old dame now. She has some problems with her joints, but she’s having regular physical therapy treatments and massages so it’s not really something to worry about. She’s also getting monthly shots to keep her from…
After preparing for the re-opening of my outdoor business in late May, things have now started to settle in again so I’ll be able to focus more on Gina’s page here. Lots of interesting music has been released in the past six weeks and there will be reviews of new and reissued albums by The…
Gina and I recently talked about a cover version of Anita Baker’s classic “Sweet Love”, which can be found on singer Gretchen Parlato‘s newest album “Flor”, her first for UK-based Edition Records. The review will follow soon – I’m still waiting for the vinyl version of the album which has been postponed. We talked about…
Gina enjoys the snow. She is burying her little ball in the snow only to dig it up again as fast as she can. She especially seems to enjoy those snow spots where nobody has walked before. There is also no danger at all that she’s getting lost during the current winter weather. At home,…
Gina turns 11 today. Now more than ever, we’re happy to have her in our lives. She’s still enjoying her daily routines, playing ball, chasing mice in the neighborhood, going for walks several times a day (more walks than usual during these strange times), checking out if everything’s OK in the garden, and listening to…
Even in these dire times, we can still find many things to be thankful for. Gina is thankful for having fresh raw meat every day, for going out for long (and sometimes short, depending on the weather) walks, for playing ball (she now has about a dozen), and for constantly listening to music when she’s…
We’ve already reported on the deaths of Manu Dibango, Sandy Anderson, and Wallace Roney, all due of complications from the corona virus. But the list goes on: Ellis Marsalis, Bucky Pizzarelli, Mike Longo, Vaughan Mason, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Hal Willner. May they all rest in peace. We have moved out to our garden house last…