Oscar Peterson
Also known as Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
pianiste et compositeur canadien de jazz
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Oscar Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist who lived from 1925 to 2007 and became one of the most influential and technically skilled performers in jazz history. His virtuosic playing and prolific career recording and performing jazz standards helped shape the sound of modern jazz and earned him recognition as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1925
- Died
- 2007
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Trans Canada Trail
- Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
- Omnibook
- Tracks
- Oscar Peterson highlights jazz piano
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Film & TV
Acting · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Canadian jazz pianist and composer.
Known for
- Ella Fitzgerald at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2024
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)2024
- Oscar2016
- Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark — Self (archive footage)2014
- Jazz Legends in Their Own Words — Self (archive footage)2014
- The Music According to Tom Jobim — Self (archive footage)2012
- Oscar Peterson Trio: The Stuttgart Concert — himself2011
Article · Français
Oscar Peterson, né le 15 août 1925 à Montréal (Québec) et mort le 23 décembre 2007 à Mississauga (Ontario), est un pianiste et compositeur de jazz canadien. Surnommé le « Maharaja du clavier » par Duke Ellington, il se fait simplement appeler « O.P. » par ses amis.
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1925 births2007 deaths20th-century Black Canadian musicians20th-century Canadian jazz composers20th-century Canadian keyboardists20th-century Canadian male composers20th-century Canadian pianists21st-century Black Canadian musiciansAnglophone Quebec peopleBASF (record label) artistsBebop pianistsBest Original Score Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners