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Saxophonist Marcus Elliot talks about Detroit and jazz

Michigan Public | By Mercedes Mejia
Published May 12, 2016 at 5:42 PM EDT
Jodi Westrick

One of the big treats of doing Stateside live from the Charles H. Wright Museum was the live music from the Marcus Elliot Quartet. 

Elliot talked with CynthiaCantyabout getting hooked on jazz,  teaching jazz at Troy High School and influences from his travels around the world, plus much more.

"My dad would take me down to jazz clubs and I started actually meeting people my own age that were playing the music and I was like 'whoa,' there's actually kids that play this as well. And so, I was introduced to a whole community of amazing Detroit jazz musicians and once I heard people my own age playing, it I just jumped on it," said Elliot.

Listen to the full interview below.

Stateside interview with Marcus Elliot.

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Mercedes Mejia
Mercedes Mejia produces interviews for All Things Considered, including the music segment Songs from Studio East. She also produces content for Stateside. Mercedes relocated to Michigan from New Mexico, where she earned her BA in Latin American Studies and Journalism. She began in public radio as a reporter atKUNMin Albuquerque. She brings extensive video production skills from her work at Univision and Edit House Production.
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