Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson | |
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 Oscar Peterson | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oscar Emmanuel Peterson |
| Born | August 15, 1925 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | December 23, 2007 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1945 - 2007 |
| Website | Official website |
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist. Peterson won eight Grammy Awards and was put into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978.[1] His career lasted for more than 65 years.
He was born in Montreal, where his father taught him to play the piano.[2] While at high school he had lessons with a Hungarian classical pianist, Paul de Marky.
References
- ↑ Rob Gillies (24 December 2007). "Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Dies at 82". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ↑ "Oscar Peterson: Bio". Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
Other websites
- Oscar Peterson and Andre Previn - A mix of stories and music on BBC Channel 4
- An album "We Get Requests" (1964) by the Oscar Peterson Trio at YouTube
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