Oscar-winning musician Jon Batiste and his wife, the artist and writer Suleika Jaouad, are the subjects of Matthew Heineman’s uplifting film about an eventful year in the couple’s life.

Then, Jaouad "just blurted out: That's the man I'm going to marry someday." In February, the couple marked their third wedding anniversary — and three years since Jaouad’s bone marrow transplant.

Writer Suleika Jaouad has been keeping a journal for as long as she could hold a pen. It got her through her battle with ...

November 22, 2023 · 3 min read 1 Jon Batiste and wife Suleika Jaouad open up to PEOPLE about their highs and lows as seen in their new Netflix documentary 'American Symphony' Vivien Killilea/Getty ...

Jaouad was first diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2011 when she was only 22 years old. Despite being told she only had a 35% chance of living, she beat the odds and went into remission.

The same day musician Jon Batiste got 11 Grammy nominations, his partner, writer Suleika Jaouad, began chemotherapy. The new documentary American Symphony recounts their journey.

Adds Batiste: “It really is hard for me to watch it. But it’s very powerful the way it all came together.” Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste. Matt Sayles/A.M.P.A.S./Getty ...