1. Bertha Hope-Booker is an American jazz pianist and jazz educator.
10 Facts About Bertha Hope
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Bertha Hope is the widow of fellow pianist Elmo Hope, with whom she collaborated.
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Bertha Hope has toured Europe and Japan and played with a diverse group of artists.
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Bertha Hope's mother, Corinne Meaux Rosemond, worked as a chorus line dancer and her father, Clinton Rosemond, was a stage manager and singer who had worked with Mabel Mercer and Eubie Blake.
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Bertha Hope began studying classical piano with her parents at the age of three.
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Bertha Hope-Booker attended Los Angeles City College where she befriended Eric Dolphy.
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Bertha Hope-Booker was encouraged to play by musicians such as Les McCann, Teddy Edwards and Vi Redd.
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Bertha Hope-Booker started playing professionally in Johnny Otis's band as well as local trios.
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In 1958, Bertha Hope-Booker met Elmo Bertha Hope who was touring with Sonny Rollins.
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Bertha Hope-Booker married Elmo in 1960 and the following year they moved to New York City.