What do you know about jazz pianist, singer, actress, and activist Hazel Scott? I’m sorry to admit that I didn’t know a lot, but the PBS “American Masters: The Disappearance of Miss Scott” program took care of that. While the 90-minute documentary on her life aired on PBS this past weekend, it is still available to stream through mid-March at www.pbs.org and on the PBS app in honor of Black History Month.
The documentary is beautifully done. It features Sheryl Lee Ralph narrating excerpts from Scott’s unpublished autobiography, along with interviews with country star Mickey Guyton, actresses Amanda Seales and Tracie Thoms, jazz musicians Camille Thurman and Jason Moran, and Adam Clayton Powell III — her son with politician and minister Adam Clayton Powell Jr. There are black-and-white and color scenes of her performing with energy, precision, and ease as she plays a piano — or two pianos simultaneously.
Watching this documentary provides a great sense of pride as you…
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