Louis — The Cry of Jazz Character Profile

About Louis

A Black club member who opens the central debate by defining jazz as the Negro's cry of joy and suffering. He collaborates with Alex to assert that music preserves Black history against erasure and emphasizes that White morality is inextricably linked to Black American struggles.

Character Facts

Played by

Leroy Inman

Appears in

The Cry of Jazz (1959)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Louis — Alliance Co-Discussants — Bob (James Miller)

  Louis and Bob align in defending Black cultural narratives.

• Louis — Conflict Ideological Opponents — Bruce (Gavin McFadyan)

  Louis challenges Bruce's dismissal of Black musical origins.

• Louis — Conflict Ideological Opponents — Natalie (Dorothea Horton)

  Natalie disputes Louis's cultural exclusivity claim.

• Louis — Social Club Participants — John (Andrew Duncan)

  Louis and John share the club environment.

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More characters from The Cry of Jazz

• Alex Johnson (George Waller)
• Natalie (Dorothea Horton)
• Faye (Melinda Dillon)
• John (Andrew Duncan)
• Bob (James Miller)
• Bruce (Gavin McFadyan)