スミソニアン博物館のインスタグラム(smithsonian) - 12月12日 07時01分

In the male-dominated music industry of the 1940s and 1950s, violinist Ginger Smock was a trailblazer, paving the way for future jazz violinists and female musicians.

Smock was born in 1920, and at age 10 she played the Hollywood Bowl. She was the only African-American member of the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic. As a young adult, she became a protégé of veteran jazz violinist Stuff Smith.

But in LA’s black jazz scene on Central Avenue, female musicians didn't have many opportunities—until World War II and the draft left bandleaders and club owners short-handed.
Smock established herself as an artist and bandleader, and after the war she found a groundbreaking role in the new medium of television, with her group the Hollywood Sepia Tones and hosting her own show.
Despite her accomplishments, Smock never received wide recognition. She struggled against discrimination throughout her career, both as a black woman and as an improvising violinist during a period in jazz history when violin soloists were becoming increasingly rare.

This Robert S. Scurlock photograph of "Ginger and Her Violin" from 1954 is in our @nmaahc, which also has Smock's violin in the collection. #HiddenHerstory

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