Winter Is Over According To Gina and Happy Birthday Jason Moran

GinaGina is currently losing her winter coat which is much earlier than usual so we are almost sure that winter is almost over. At least we hope so. Meanwhile, we are listening to a lot of new music and Gina is especially fond of the accordion played by Vincent Peirani (and me too).

We also want to wish Jason Moran a happy birthday on his 40th today. As you know, he can now be heard in cinemas as well since he has written the score for  “Selma”, the historical drama about the voting rights marches of 1965 which was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and is also nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Song at the Academy Awards.

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