Lou Hooper

Louis Stanley Hooper (May 18, 1894, North Buxton, Ontario – September 17, 1977, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) was a Canadian jazz pianist.

He then moved to New York City around 1920; he recorded with Elmer Snowden and Bob Fuller frequently in the middle of the decade, and performed with both of them in Harlem as well as with other ensembles.

He did local work solo and in ensembles for the next two decades, then was brought back into the limelight by the Montreal Vintage Music Society in 1962.

He taught at the University of Prince Edward Island late in his life and appeared regularly on CBC television in Halifax.

His papers, which include unpublished compositions and an autobiography, are now held at the National Library of Canada[1] in Ottawa, Ontario.