Statesman of the Piano - Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper

Jazz pianist Lou Hooper (1894-1977), Paul Robeson's first accompanist and teacher to Oscar Peterson, came to prominence near the end of his life for his exceptional career. Statesman of the Piano makes his unpublished autobiography widely available for the first time, with commentary from historians, archivists, musicians, and cultural critics.

About the author

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.

Summary

Jazz pianist Lou Hooper (1894–1977), Paul Robeson’s first accompanist and teacher to Oscar Peterson, came to prominence near the end of his life for his exceptional career. Statesman of the Piano makes his unpublished autobiography widely available for the first time, with commentary from historians, archivists, musicians, and cultural critics.

Product details

• Assisted by: Eric Fillion (Editor), Sean Mills (Editor), Desiree Rochat (Editor), Désirée Rochat (Editor)
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2023
• EAN: 9780228018803
• ISBN: 978-0-228-01880-3
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 237 mm x 161 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 548 g
• Illustrations: 19 photos, 9 illustrations
• Series: Carleton Library Series; Carleton Library
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries