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Twenty Years of Jazz & Pie: The Story of Marcus & Jamal
What the giver told us
I want to create a 20th-anniversary book for my husband, Marcus, and myself. I am Jamal, a high-school history teacher, and Marcus is an incredibly talented jazz pianist. We are a Black couple from Chicago, and we first locked eyes in a smoky South Side jazz club back in 2005. It took a decade, but we finally got married in 2015 as soon as it became legal. Our twenty years together are defined by late-night diner runs for cherry pie after his gigs, cramming way too many vinyl records into our first tiny apartment, and freezing our faces off on romantic winter walks along Lake Michigan. I want this book to celebrate our Chicago love story, the music we have shared, and the quiet moments that make us who we are.
Dedication
To Marcus. Twenty years of diner pie, jazz, and surviving those freezing lake winds together. Here's to the rest of our lives. All my love, Jamal.
The story
A heartfelt 20th-anniversary keepsake celebrating Jamal and Marcus's Chicago love story, from locking eyes in a South Side jazz club in 2005 to their long-awaited wedding in 2015. Through late-night cherry pie runs, overflowing vinyl collections, and freezing walks along Lake Michigan, this book honors two decades of music, devotion, and everyday magic.