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  • Statesman of the Piano

    Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper

    Series Book 266 - Carleton Library Series
    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 ... Read more

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  • Distant Stage

    Quebec, Brazil, and the Making of Canada’s Cultural Diplomacy

    by Eric Fillion ...
    Series Book 13 - Rethinking Canada in the World
    It is a little-known fact that the first cultural agreement Canada signed was with Brazil in 1944. The two countries’ rapprochement launched a flurry of activity connecting Montreal to Rio de Janeiro amid the turbulence of war and its aftermath. Why Brazil? And what could songs and paintings achieve that traditional diplomacy could not?Distant Stage examines the neglected histories of Canada ... Read more

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