About
Jazz artist, New York Mets organist, Muzak Corporation composer, and recording industry executive.
Before Fame
She was a child prodigy, studying under professors from several universities. She was hired by radio station WJKS in Gary, Indiana, as their pianist in 1927 not long after her family moved to Gary.
Trivia
She was one of the founders of the Statesmen of Jazz, an American Federation of Jazz Societies-sponsored group for jazz musicians 65 and older.
Family Life
She tragically lost both her parents, Charles and Luella Nossette, at age 13 when they perished in a train-auto wreck.
Associated With
She left her position with the Mets to focus on jazz piano and was a favorite around the New York nightclub circuit. She often performed with Milt Hinton.
