Hazel Scott Read By Andra Day

Rebel Girls

Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Stories For Kids

4.5 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Today we meet the incredible jazz and classical pianist, Hazel Scott. Hazel was a musical prodigy as a child and started at The Juilliard School of Music when she was just 8 years old! By her teen years she was playing piano all over New York City and eventually found her way to film and television. Her skills and talents were undeniable but it’s her bravery and willingness to stand up for what she believed in truly make her a Rebel Girl! [This episode originally aired November 2020.] About the Narrator Andra Day is from San Diego, California, where she studied singing at the School of Creative and Performing Arts. Cultivating soul, jazz, and R&B through her voice, she is able to tell her stories through captivating music and engaging performances. Andra has recently performed a number of performances, including a duet with Ellie Goulding at the 2016 Grammy's, showcasing her talent at the Bonnaroo's and Essence's festivals, as well as being nominated for: two Grammy's (Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance for "Rise Up"), three BET Awards (Best New Artist, Best R&B/Pop Artist, and the Centric Award), and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist. Credits This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls and Boom Integrated, a division of John Marshall Media. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Our Executive Producers are Jes Wolfe and Katie Sprenger. This season was produced by John Marshall Cheary, Sarah Storm, and Robin Lai. Corinne Peterson is our Production Manager. This episode was written by Alexis Stratton and edited by Katie Sprenger. Proofread by Ariana Rosas. Elettra Bargiacchi created sound design, and composed and performed the original theme. Mattia Marcelli was the sound mixer.

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0:25.4	Thanks for listening. Once upon a time, there was a girl who lived to a beat and a rhythm that was all her own.
0:39.0	Her name was Hazel.
0:41.0	Hazel was born in 1920 on a Caribbean island called Trinidad.
0:48.0	On the streets of her town, music was everywhere.
0:52.0	Hemes streamed out of cathedrals and her neighbors danced to Calypso's.
0:57.0	Music filled Hazel's home too. Her mother was a piano teacher and her grandmother would sing and sing.
1:06.0	One day, when Hazel's grandmother Margaret napped,
1:10.0	a young Hazel tottered over to the family piano.
1:14.0	She climbed up onto the bench, placed her hands on the keys,
1:19.0	and started to play the exact same hymn her grandmother had been singing before she fell asleep.
1:28.0	Hazel had never played piano before.
1:31.0	She watched her mother's students and had screamed when they hit the wrong
1:35.4	notes, but no one knew that the music was building up inside her. No one knew that her
1:41.6	fingers had been itching to play.
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