Jazz, standards, female singersHazel Dorothy Scott (1920-1981) was a brilliant jazz pianist and singer.She was a child prodigy; her mother was a classical pianist, and she played pieces she heard by ear and began to improvise. At the age of 8, she entered the Julliard School and studied classical music, which she would incorporate throughout her career as a pianist.At 15, she opened for Count Basie's concerts, recorded her first album at just 20 years old, and quickly began playing in New York clubs where she rubbed shoulders with artists such as Duke Ellington, Paul Robeson, and others. She also performed on Broadway in several musicals, including Singing Out the News (1938) and Priorities of 1942 (1942).As she became increasingly famous, she began a career in Hollywood and was the first African-American woman to have her own television show, the Hazel Scott Show, on the DuMont Television Network, starting in 1950. In 1955, she recorded Relaxed Piano Moods with Charles Mingus and Max Roach, one of her most famous albums.She also publicly denounced racial segregation and misogynistic society.In response to her commitment, her show was taken off the air, concerts were canceled, and she was accused of being a communist. To escape the difficulties she encountered in the United States, she moved to France for a few years. She returned to the United States in 1967, where she ended her life without regaining the same success she had enjoyed before.Still too little known and underestimated, Hazel Scott was an outstanding pianist with legendary technique and great musicality. Hazel Scott's music continues to resonate, inspiring generations of artists. Irina Leach, Léna Aubert, and Paul Lefevre pay tribute to her in this unique evening....
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Jazz, standards, female singersHazel Dorothy Scott (1920-1981) was a brilliant jazz pianist and singer.She was a child prodigy; her mother was a classical pianist, and she played pieces she heard by ear and began to improvise. At the age of 8, she entered the Julliard School and studied classical music, which she would incorporate throughout her career as a pianist.At 15, she opened for Count Basie's concerts, recorded her first album at just 20 years old, and quickly began playing in New York clubs where she rubbed shoulders with artists such as Duke Ellington, Paul Robeson, and others. She also performed on Broadway in several musicals, including Singing Out the News (1938) and Priorities of 1942 (1942).As she became increasingly famous, she began a career in Hollywood and was the first African-American woman to have her own television show, the Hazel Scott Show, on the DuMont Television Network, starting in 1950. In 1955, she recorded Relaxed Piano Moods with Charles Mingus and Max Roach, one of her most famous albums.She also publicly denounced racial segregation and misogynistic society.In response to her commitment, her show was taken off the air, concerts were canceled, and she was accused of being a communist. To escape the difficulties she encountered in the United States, she moved to France for a few years. She returned to the United States in 1967, where she ended her life without regaining the same success she had enjoyed before.Still too little known and underestimated, Hazel Scott was an outstanding pianist with legendary technique and great musicality. Hazel Scott's music continues to resonate, inspiring generations of artists. Irina Leach, Léna Aubert, and Paul Lefevre pay tribute to her in this unique evening.
| Jazz, standards, femmageHazel Dorothy Scott (1920-1981) fut une pianiste et chanteuse de jazz de génie.C'est une enfant prodige ; sa mère étant pianiste classique, elle joue d'oreille les morceaux qu'elle entend et commence à improviser. Elle entre à 8 ans à la Julliard School, et apprend la musique classique, qu'elle intégrera tout au long de sa carrière de pianiste.A 15 ans, elle fait l'ouverture des concerts de Count Basie, elle enregistre son premier album a tout juste 20 ans et joue rapidement dans les clubs new yorkais où elle côtoie des artistes comme Duke Ellington, Paul Robeson etc. Elle joue aussi à Broadway dans plusieurs comédies musicales comme Singing Out the News (1938) puis Priorities of 1942 (1942).Devenant de plus en plus célèbre, elle commence une carrière à Hollywood et est la première femme afro-américaine a avoir son propre show télévisé, le Hazel Scott Show, sur DuMont Television Network, à partir de 1950. En 1955, elle enregistre Relaxed Piano Moods, avec Charles Mingus et Max Roach, un de ses albums les plus connus.Par ailleurs, elle dénonce publiquement la ségrégation raciale et la société misogyne.En réponse à son engagement, elle voit son émission déprogrammée, des concerts annulés ainsi que des accusations de communisme. Pour fuir les difficultés qu'elle rencontre aux Etats-Unis, elle s'installe en France quelques années. Elle retourne aux Etats-Unis en 1967 où elle finit sa vie sans retrouver le même succès qu'avant.Encore trop méconnue et sous-estimée, Hazel Scott est une pianiste hors-pair avec une technique légendaire et une grande musicalité. La musique d'Hazel Scott continue de résonner, inspirant des générations d'artistes. Irina Leach, Léna Aubert et Paul Lefevre lui rendent femmage pour cette soirée inédite.
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