BOOK/MAGAZINE: A Discussion and Reading by Author Karen Chilton of Her New Book: Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to Huac

In this fascinating biography, Karen Chilton traces the brilliant arc of the gifted and audacious pianist Hazel Scott, from international stardom to ultimate obscurity. A child prodigy, born in Trinidad and raised in Harlem in the 1920s, Scott's musical talent was cultivated by her musician mother, Alma Long Scott as well as several great jazz luminaries of the period, namely, Art Tatum, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday and Lester Young. Career success was swift for the young pianistshe auditioned a...

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