Oscar Emmanuel Peterson
Born: 15th August 1925, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 23rd December 2007, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson 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 200 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 was informally known in the jazz community as "the King of inside swing".
Peterson worked in duos with Sam Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Joe Pass, Irving Ashby, Count Basie, and Herbie Hancock.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson
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Presto Presents... Lara Downes at Yamaha Music London
27th Jul 2026
The pianist, broadcaster and cultural activist discusses her new album on Pentatone, spanning 250 years of American music and weaving together voices past and present in observation of the country’s anniversary year.
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