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Free Performance:
Hazel Scott 101st Birthday Celebration: Program 1
The United States Air Force Band
Col Don Schofield, commander and conductor
Michelle Cann, piano
Karen Chilton, co-narrator and co-curator
Adam Clayton Powell III, co-narrator
Murray Horwitz, writer and co-curator
Saturday, February 5, 8pm
Lincoln Theatre
Pianist, actress, and activist Hazel Scott was one of the best-known musicians and celebrities of the first half of the 20th century, famed in the 1930s and ’40s as the “Queen of Cafe Society” (the first racially integrated nightclub in New York City) and in 1950 becoming the first Black American woman to host her own TV show. A true “Renaissance artist,” steeped in both the jazz and classical traditions, she was equally at home performing with a small combo, a big band, or a full orchestra—sometimes even playing two pianos simultaneously. This concert, part of a multi-event Washington Performing Arts “centenary-plus-one” celebration, features music Scott loved to perform plus other chestnuts from her era—including works by George Gershwin, Florence Price, and others.
Co-presented with The United States Air Force Band
