Hazel Scott: Black History Month
In the mid-twentieth century, Hazel Scott was the “glamorous face of jazz,” a wildly successful and multi-talented pianist, singer, and film star. Scott played sold-out concerts that mixed classical music with jazz and boogie-woogie. The first Black woman to host a television show, Scott was a Hollywood star who featured in four films in a single year. Her success seemed unstoppable until her career was derailed by state repression and anti-communist hysteria. Read the newsletter here >28 ...