User:Phw25/Kenneth Kamal Scott

Kenneth Kamal Scott is a singer, dancer and actor whose sixty-five career has included numerous achievements in a diverse array of genres and settings, including Broadway, jazz, pop, opera, ballet and modern dance. Mr. Scott began his performance career as a singer at age seven, and by the age of eleven began performing at the Apollo Theater as the featured vocalist for legends such as Earl “Fatha” Hines. Other notable accomplishments include dancing as a member of the Alvin Ailey company in 1959, appearing in the starring role of the Wiz in the original Broadway company from 1973 to 1978 , scoring a hit with the song “Bolinas” as featured vocalist in the Billy Cobham Group in 1978, and appearances with the Boston Pops under John Williams . In his later career, Mr. Scott began exploring and teaching the art of Bel Canto singing, including a recital at Merkin Hall at Lincoln Center in October 2004. Mr. Scott is currently on faculty as a vocal instructor at the Mannes College of Music and the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.