Jazz, standards, tribute — Hazel 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 by ear the pieces she heard and began improvising. She entered the Julliard School at age 8 and studied classical music, which she would incorporate throughout her career as a pianist. At 15, she opened concerts for Count Basie, recorded her first album at just 20, and quickly performed in New York clubs where she met 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 Hollywood career and became 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 best-known albums. She also publicly denounced racial segregation and misogynistic society. In response to her activism, her show was taken off the air, concerts were canceled, and she faced accusations of communism. To escape the difficulties she encountered in the United States, she moved to France for several years. She returned to the United States in 1967, where she lived out the rest of her life without regaining her former success. 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 for this one-of-a-kind evening. Irina Leach: piano Léna Aubert: double bass Paul Lefevre: drums A concert initiated and produced in partnership with Fragments. Fragments is an organization committed to gender equality in the arts and culture. It fights discrimination and supports artistic creation, mainly by women. Its flagship project, “Femmes de jazz, une autre histoire du jazz,” highlights the overlooked contributions of women in jazz history. Presented through traveling exhibitions and cultural initiatives, it is aimed at all audiences. Fragments also develops research resources, outreach programs, and artistic support initiatives. The organization works toward a more inclusive, accessible, and representative culture. asso-fragments.com --- Le 38Riv: Located in the heart of the Marais, 38Riv is an intimate jazz club and bar. It is a place for every kind of musical encounter: from jazz to Latin jazz, funk, and baroque. Its vaulted 12th-century cellar offers warm, authentic acoustics.
Price: Online rate: 19 to 24 euros On-site rate: 22 to 27 euros.
Source: paris.fr — photo: DR