Oscar Peterson
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| Oscar Peterson | |
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| 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 seven 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[change]
- ↑ Rob Gillies (24 December 2007). "Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Dies at 82". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/12/24/entertainment/e103401S77.DTL.
- ↑ "Oscar Peterson: Bio" (in English). http://www.oscarpeterson.com/bio/. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
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