Jazz pianist Hazel Scott in a scene from director Irving Rapper's film 'Rhapsody In Blue.'

Still Swinging, Still Classic: A Musical Biography of Pioneering Pianist Hazel Scott

Specials | Feb 9, 2023

WQXR host Terrance McKnight presents a portrait of Hazel Scott (1920-1981), the wife of late Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and a Juilliard-trained pianist who performed in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls.

Airs Tuesday Feb. 14, 2023 at 8 p.m. on 93.9-FM and AM 820 WNYC.

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