The name Hazel Scott should probably be as well known as Billie Holiday or Lena Horne. A jazz virtuoso and classical pianist, the one-time child prodigy became one of the most well-known entertainment ...

Discover how Hazel Scott started jazzing the classics. At just 15 years old, Hazel Scott was playing as an intermission pianist at 52nd Street for headliner Frances Faye. Because the club didn't want ...

Pioneering jazz pianist-singer Nat King Cole is best known for classics such as “Mona Lisa” and “The Christmas Song” as well as for hosting his own television show on NBC in 1956. However, it was a ...

Learn about jazz artist Hazel Scott, the first Black American to have their own TV show. Learn about jazz virtuoso and screen superstar Hazel Scott, the first Black American to have their own ...

We will never see another Hazel Scott. Though you may not have heard that name until right now, you can meet her any time you tune into the public television series “American Masters: The ...

PBS’s major offering for both Black History Month and Women’s History Month is an excellent documentary on a pianist and occasional singer and composer, Hazel Scott. It is exceptionally well-titled, ...

She was called the “Darling of Café Society” back in 1939 when New York City was alive with the sounds of swing. A sexy siren sitting bare-shouldered at the piano, Hazel Scott captivated audiences ...

Karen Chilton's highly-anticipated Hazel Scott is both elegant and eloquent." --Wil Haygood, Author, King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Hazel Scott was an important figure ...

Black artists like William Grant Still, the first Black composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra, and Hazel Scott, who bridged the gap between jazz and classical music, are central ...