Born: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1925
Years Active: 1944-2007
Influenced by: Hampton Hawes, Art Tatum, Nat "King" Cole, George Shearing, Erroll Garner, Bill Evans
Genre: Jazz
Biography: Oscar Peterson was one of the greatest piano players of all time. A pianist with phenomenal technique on the level of his ...
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Dec 26 2007 7:00AM
by Gaylord Fields
Filed under: News, R.I.P., Jazz
Spinner: Oscar Peterson, the Canadian jazz pianist whose unmatched virtuosity placed him among the greatest in his field, has passed away on Dec. 23 at age 82 in his home outside Toronto. Born outside Montreal, the legendary musician has played alongside many ... Read more
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