Channel: Jazz Night in America

Category: Music

Tags: dancingmusicjazzjazz nightbrooklynlove storyjazz 966

Description: Jazz 966 is a senior center by day, but, on Friday nights, it transforms into a swinging jazz club catering to seniors who love to hear live music. At Jazz Night, we accompanied two of the club's regulars, Ted Harvin, 81, and Delrosa Marshall, 74, through a typical evening. The duo has been frequenting the club for almost a decade now, and it's become a pivotal place for them to socialize, especially as Ted's mobility has decreased. Despite the additional challenges they face, including reckoning with aging, the joy that music and dance bring them prevails. "I think my outlook on life hasn't changed since I was 20," Ted says, "I know that she says, 'Well, why are we here?' We're here to enjoy life, and that's the only thing we can do: Just enjoy it." Watch the story on NPR: npr.org/2018/12/07/674573861/jazz-love-and-letting-loose-brooklyns-surprising-senior-jazz-scene Editor's note: A previous version of this video incorrectly spelled Lou Donaldson's last name. ————————————————————— FOLLOW US! Facebook: facebook.com/jazznight Twitter: twitter.com/jazznight Instagram: instagram.com/jazznightinamerica