Hazel Scott performing “Taking a Chance on Love” live in 1943 #hazelscott #piano #pianoplayer #jazz #musician | Franklin Peredo Music

Hazel Scott on two grand pianos, from movie "The Heat's On" | Pianoforte

Hazel Scott plays two grand pianos (1943, The Heat’s On)... | Flashbak

At just 15 years old, Hazel Scott started “jazzing” or “swinging” the classics, playing songs at an up-tempo and with improvisation, displaying her mastery of the piano. "The Disappearance of Miss Scott” premieres Feb 21 at 9/8c on PBS. | American Masters

The great Hazel Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) Trinidad-born American jazz and classical pianist and singer, She was not only a gifted pianist and singer – a child prodigy who at only eight-years-old was given a scholarship from the Julliard School of Music to be privately tutored – Scott was also an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation, She used her influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film. Here, she is performing “Taking a Chance on Love”