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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 ...
Sep 3, 2013 · Date de publication en ligne le 3 septembre 2013. Dernière modification le 17 août 2022. Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, C.C., C.Q., O.Ont., pianiste de jazz, compositeur, formateur (né le 15 août 1925 à Montréal, au Québec; décédé le 23 décembre 2007 à Mississauga, en Ontario). Oscar Peterson est un des musiciens canadiens les plus honorés.
Aug 12, 2007 · Published Online August 12, 2007. Last Edited December 15, 2013. Johnny (John Joseph Harold) Holmes. Trumpeter, bandleader, arranger, composer, b Montreal 8 Jun 1916, d there 11 Jun 1989. He began playing cornet at 10 and studied briefly with C. Van Camp. After playing trumpet 1940-1 in a co-operative band, the Escorts, he took over its ...
Feb 10, 2020 · However, thanks to Little Burgundy’s musical giants, Oscar Peterson, Oliver Jones, Charles Biddle and Daisy Sweeney, popular culture is replete with the enduring reminders of Montreal’s golden age of jazz and its connection to a historic and vibrant Black community.
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 ...
Apr 19, 2012 · 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.
