An encore presentation of the Apollo Live‘s Hazel Scott: The Darling of Café Society is streaming on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 7 PM ET. The show features narration by Karen Chilton, with performances by pianist Damien Sneed and saxophonist and vocalist Camille Thurman. The program, curated and directed by Chilton and with music direction by Sneed, is free, but requires registration.
Hazel Scott was a Juilliard-trained pianist and child prodigy whose career spanned over four decades. She captivated audiences worldwide with her swing renditions of the classics and showmanship on the keys. Born in Port-au-Spain, Trinidad and raised in Harlem, Scott was the first black artist to host her own television show, “The Hazel Scott Show,” in 1950, on the Dumont network. The Apollo remembers Scott for her groundbreaking accomplishments in the entertainment industry as well as her outspoken advocacy for civil rights.
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