Oscar peterson biography canada

Canadian jazz pianist (–)

For the U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient, see Oscar V. Peterson.

Oscar peterson biography canada

For the American carver of fish decoys, see Oscar W. Peterson.

Musical artist

Oscar Emmanuel PetersonCCCQOOnt (August 15, – December 23, )^[1] was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who is considered to be one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and received numerous other awards and honours.

He played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, simply "O.P." by his friends, and informally in the jazz community, "the King of inside swing".

Peterson worked in duos with Sam Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Joe Pass, Irving Ashby,^[2]Count Basie,^[3] and Herbie Hancock.^[4]