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Sep 3, 2013 · Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt, jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 15 August 1925 in Montreal, QC; died 23 December 2007 in Mississauga, ON). Oscar Peterson is one of Canada’s most honoured musicians. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time.
Jan 15, 2008 · When Oscar PETERSON died on Dec. 23 at 82, the obituarists quickly split into two camps. Most lauded Peterson's legendary piano virtuosity. A few noted with regret that his virtuosity had occasionally landed him in trouble with surly critics. Heritage Minutes: Oscar Peterson. Watch on.
Mar 28, 2024 · Oscar Peterson (Plain-Language Summary) Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt, jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 15 August 1925 in Montréal, QC; died 23 December 2007 in Mississauga, ON). Oscar Peterson was one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. He was famous for his speed and dexterity, flawless technique and swinging style.
Oct 18, 2012 · Daisy Peterson Sweeney. Daisy Elitha Sweeney (née Peterson), teacher, pianist, organist (born 7 May 1920 in Montréal, QC; died 11 August 2017 in Montréal). An accomplished musician in her own right, Daisy Peterson Sweeney is perhaps best known as the older sister, and early teacher, of celebrated jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
Oliver Theophilus Jones, OC, CQ, pianist, organist, composer, arranger (born 11 September 1934 in Montreal, QC). A musical prodigy, Oliver Jones is one of the best-known and most talented Canadian jazz pianists of all time. He studied piano in his youth with Daisy Peterson Sweeney, sister of Oscar Peterson, and spent much of his career working ...
Aug 12, 2007 · One of Montreal's leading dance bands of the day, it boasted a healthy jazz quotient and benefited from Holmes' ability to identify talented younger musicians. His sidemen included, at various times, Nick Ayoub, Al Baculis, Percy and Maynard Ferguson, (pianist) Bud Hayward, Art Morrow, and Oscar Peterson. Lorraine McAllister and Sheila Graham ...
May 1, 2006 · The most celebrated Canadian-born musicians in jazz are Krall, Oscar Peterson, Paul Bley, Kenny Wheeler and the arranger-composer Gil Evans (born Ian Ernest Gilmore Green), who earned his standing through his innovative writing for the Claude Thornhill Orchestra (1941–42, 1946–48), and his collaborations with Miles Davis (on Miles Ahead, 1957; Porgy and Bess, 1958; Sketches of Spain, 1959) and Cannonball Adderley (on Pacific Standard Time, 1959).
Apr 19, 2012 · Eric Peterson. Eric Neal Peterson, stage, film and television actor (b at Indian Head, Sask 2 Oct 1946). Eric Peterson was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and University of British Columbia, and began his acting career in Vancouver at Tamahnous Theatre (1971), a collective theatre company that he helped to establish.
Sep 4, 2013 · Formal concerts in the early 1980s mostly featured pop, jazz, and folk performers, such as Oscar Peterson, Bruce Cockburn, Roberta Flack, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, Judy Collins, Liona Boyd, Ann Mortifee and the Nylons. A series of workshop concerts were offered by Festival musicians in 1985, and an informal free-concert series appeared beginning in 1987.
Mar 28, 2024 · Oscar Peterson enregistre seize 78 tours (32 morceaux au total) pour RCA Victor entre 1945 et 1949. Les derniers enregistrements démontrent une influence du bebop. En 1994, ces morceaux sont compilés sur un CD réalisé par BMG France. Ils sont vendus par BMG Canada en 1996 sous le titre The Complete Young Oscar Peterson (1945–1949).
