▁Nov aya ▁gaz eta , ▁inv iting ▁Mik h ail ▁G orb ache v ▁to ▁be ▁its ▁co - found er . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Thor ▁Hey erd ahl , ▁Y uri ▁Sen ke v ich ▁and ▁friends , ▁N amin ▁organ izes ▁and ▁takes ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁round - the - world ▁journey ▁via ▁E aster ▁Island . ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁N amin ▁creates ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁conception ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁restaurant , ▁the ▁Rh ythm ▁& ▁Blues ▁C afé . ▁Russian ▁rock ▁and ▁jazz ▁stars ▁perform ▁at ▁its ▁opening ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁They ’ re ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁Jim i ▁Hend rix ▁Exper ience ' s ▁No el ▁Red ding ▁and ▁Th in ▁L iz zy ' s ▁Eric ▁Bell , ▁in ▁Moscow ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁recording ▁N amin ' s ▁solo ▁album . ▁The ▁Rh ythm ▁& ▁Blues ▁C afé ▁becomes ▁Russia ' s ▁first ▁original ▁tra dem ark ed ▁musical ▁restaurant . ▁The ▁building ' s ▁fac ade ▁is ▁decor ated ▁with ▁port ra its ▁of ▁rock ▁stars , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁aut ograph ed ▁by ▁the ▁stars ▁when ▁visit ing ▁the ▁restaurant . ▁Such ▁visitors ▁include ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁St ones , ▁Ring o ▁St arr , ▁St ing , ▁Pro col ▁Har um , ▁Brian ▁May ▁and ▁others . ▁Live ▁music ▁has ▁been ▁heard ▁every ▁day ▁at ▁the ▁Rh ythm ▁& ▁Blues ▁C afé ▁for ▁almost ▁twenty ▁years . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁Rh ythm ▁& ▁Blues ▁C afé ▁is