""Sometimes people will come and I'll say, 'You're here for jazz?' And they'll go, 'Yes, I am.' In this apartment, in this parlor, strangers become family and music becomes medicine.""
""We always start with the gospel. The origins of this music, you know... coming out of slavery. The field hollers, the shouts, into ragtime, the blues and jazz. So we honor the ancestors in that way.""
""To celebrate his anniversary, I wanted to do a jazz concert in the park. My only way to get through every Sunday after that has been through music.""
""When I get real, I go to my great grandmother. She said, 'You need to keep going.'""
Marjorie Elliot has been hosting jazz concerts in her Harlem apartment for over three decades, creating a space where strangers become family. The concerts began in 1993 to honor her late son Philip, and they occur every Sunday. Elliot believes in the healing power of music, often starting with gospel to pay tribute to the origins of jazz. Despite losing four sons, she remains committed to this tradition, emphasizing the importance of connection and community through music.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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