Sunday, June 11, 2023

June 11 - Hazel Scott (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for Richard Strauss's birthday are found here: (2019), (2020), and also Richard Strauss; Hazel Scott (2021), and Richard Strauss (2022)

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Hazel Scott (11 June 1920 – 2 October 1981) was a Trinidadian-born jazz pianist  who often used classical themes and styles. 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott Land

 

Check the date, you’ll see we’ve got

A birthday for Miss Hazel Scott.


She made highbrow classics jazzy

With a flair that’s still pizzazzy.


You can make your own appraisal

With some YouTube clips of Hazel.

 

 

 

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