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Statesman of the Piano

Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper
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Ontario-born jazz pianist Lou Hooper (1894–1977) began his professional career in Detroit, accompanying blues singers such as Ma Rainey at the legendary Koppin Theatre. In 1921 he moved to Harlem, performing alongside Paul Robeson and recording extensively in and around Tin Pan Alley, before moving to Montreal in the 1930s. Prolific and influential, Hooper was an early teacher of Oscar Peterson and deeply involved in the jazz community in Montreal. When the Second World War broke out he joined the Canadian Armed Forces and entertained the troops in Europe. Near the end of his life Hooper came to prominence for his exceptional career and place in the history of jazz, inspiring an autobiography that was never published. Statesman of the Piano makes this document widely available for the first time and includes photographs, concert programs, lyrics, and other documents to reconstruct his life and times. Historians, archivists, musicians, and cultural critics provide annotations and commentary, examining some of the themes that emerge from Hooper’s writing and music. Statesman of the Piano sparks new conversations about Hooper’s legacy while shedding light on the cross-border travels and wartime experiences of Black musicians, the politics of archiving and curating, and the connections between race and music in the twentieth century.

Author Biography:

Sean Mills is Canada Research Chair in Canadian and Transnational History at the University of Toronto. He is the author of The Empire Within: Postcolonial Thought and Political Activism in Sixties Montreal and *A Place in the Sun: Haiti, Haitians, and the Remaking of Quebec. * Eric Fillion is adjunct professor and Buchanan Postdoctoral Fellow in Canadian History at Queen’s University. Désirée Rochat is a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling at Concordia University.
Release date Australia
October 15th, 2023
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Desiree Rochat
  • Edited by Eric Fillion
  • Edited by Sean Mills
Illustrations
19 photos, 9 illustrations
Pages
280
ISBN-13
9780228018803
Product ID
36601729

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