The Healing Power of Jazz

By Nicolas Niarchos

Originally Published in The New Yorker, January 3, 2018

In the film, Young tells stories of how he’s watched his music heal people. Witnessing the power of his music firsthand is a singular experience.

“I have seen unhappy couples reconcile at Phil’s nights.”

“I have seen people exhausted from a day’s work uncoil into their evenings.”

“I have seen a hundred-and-something-year-old woman launch from her seat and dance in front of his band.”