Hazel Scott 101st Birthday Celebration: Program 1 at Lincoln Theatre

Free Performance:Hazel Scott 101st Birthday Celebration: Program 1The United States Air Force BandCol Don Schofield, commander and conductorMichelle Cann, pianoKaren Chilton, co-narrator and co-curatorAdam Clayton Powell III, co-narratorMurray Horwitz, writer and co-curatorSaturday, February 5, 8pmLincoln TheatrePianist, 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 orchestrasometimes 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 eraincluding works by George Gershwin, Florence Price, and others. Co-presented with The United States Air Force Band