Ganna was born just a few months before the collapse of the Soviet era in a small village in Ukraine. As she grew up, she watched as neighbors, friends, and relatives all left to go west. Eventually her family joined the exodus and moved to Germany. But as a 13 year old, she found herself in a world so different, and with no one really to help her navigate her new environment, and struggled to fit in. Once old enough to chart her own path, she returned to Ukraine, but discovered it was no longer her home, either. Again, she felt like an outsider. It wasn't until a chance meeting with a musician at a jazz festival on the Black Sea coast, did it begin to become clear that making music was the key to her self-actualization.

Well, we've reached the halfway point in what will be this first season. I've got almost all the guests locked in to take you to the end of June when I'll take a summer break. I do hope this series has been as interesting for you as it has been rewarding for me to produce.

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