Sylvia Levine talks with the longtime jazz waitress, singer and, most recently, music therapist about her life in and around the music.
Marty Elkins, long-time jazz waitress at the Village Vanguard and other clubs, and jazz singer with two CDs, is now a music therapist. I spoke with her in late 2010 about her experiences “in service of jazz.” At last we have permission to share her story.
Marty Elkins:
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