Hazel Scott (June 11, 1920 October 2, 1981) was a Trinidadian-born
jazz and classical pianist, singer, and actor. She was a critically
acclaimed performing artist and an outspoken critic of racial
discrimination and segregation. She used her influence to improve the
representation of Black Americans in film.Born in Port of Spain, Scott
moved to New York City with her mother at the age of four. Scott was a
child musical prodigy, receiving scholarships to study at the
Juilliard School when she was eight. In her teens, she performed in a
jazz band. She also performed on the radio.Born in Port of Spain,
Scott moved to New York City with her mother at the age of four. Scott
was a child musical prodigy, receiving scholarships to study at the
Juilliard School when she was eight. In her teens, she performed in a
jazz band. She also performed on the radio.She was prominent as a jazz
singer throughout the 1930s and 1940s. In 1950, she became the first
black American to host her own TV show, The Hazel Scott Show. Her
career in America faltered after she testified before the House
Un-American Activities Committee in 1950 during the McCarthy era.
Scott subsequently moved to Paris in 1957 and began performing in
Europe, not returning to the United States until 1967.Born in Port of
Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on June 11, 1920, Hazel Dorothy Scott was
the only child of R. Thomas Scott, a West African scholar from
Liverpool, England, and Alma Long Scott, a classically trained
pianist, and music teacher. In 1924, the family moved to the United
States and settled in Harlem, New York City. By that time, Scott could
play anything she heard on the piano. With her mother's guidance and
training, she mastered advanced piano techniques and was labeled a
child prodigy. A few years later, when Scott was eight years old,
Professor Paul Wagner of the Juilliard School of Music, accepted her
as his own student. In 1933, her mother organized her own "Alma Long
Scott's All-Girl Jazz Band," where Scott played the piano and trumpet.
jazz and classical pianist, singer, and actor. She was a critically
acclaimed performing artist and an outspoken critic of racial
discrimination and segregation. She used her influence to improve the
representation of Black Americans in film.Born in Port of Spain, Scott
moved to New York City with her mother at the age of four. Scott was a
child musical prodigy, receiving scholarships to study at the
Juilliard School when she was eight. In her teens, she performed in a
jazz band. She also performed on the radio.Born in Port of Spain,
Scott moved to New York City with her mother at the age of four. Scott
was a child musical prodigy, receiving scholarships to study at the
Juilliard School when she was eight. In her teens, she performed in a
jazz band. She also performed on the radio.She was prominent as a jazz
singer throughout the 1930s and 1940s. In 1950, she became the first
black American to host her own TV show, The Hazel Scott Show. Her
career in America faltered after she testified before the House
Un-American Activities Committee in 1950 during the McCarthy era.
Scott subsequently moved to Paris in 1957 and began performing in
Europe, not returning to the United States until 1967.Born in Port of
Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on June 11, 1920, Hazel Dorothy Scott was
the only child of R. Thomas Scott, a West African scholar from
Liverpool, England, and Alma Long Scott, a classically trained
pianist, and music teacher. In 1924, the family moved to the United
States and settled in Harlem, New York City. By that time, Scott could
play anything she heard on the piano. With her mother's guidance and
training, she mastered advanced piano techniques and was labeled a
child prodigy. A few years later, when Scott was eight years old,
Professor Paul Wagner of the Juilliard School of Music, accepted her
as his own student. In 1933, her mother organized her own "Alma Long
Scott's All-Girl Jazz Band," where Scott played the piano and trumpet.
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