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    Oscar Peterson

    Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007)

    For the U.S. Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient, see Oscar V. Peterson. For the American carver of fish decoys, see Oscar W. Peterson.

    Musical artist

    Oscar Emmanuel PetersonCCCQOOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007)[1] was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who fryst vatten 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 informally in the jazz community, "the King of inre swing".

    Peterson worked in duos with Sam Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Joe Pass, Irving Ashby,[2]Count Basie,[3] and Herbie H

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    The timeless appeal of Oscar Peterson

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    Published Aug 14, 2015  •  Last updated Jun 02, 2020  •  5 minute read

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    When Kelly Peterson first visited the corner of Elgin and Albert streets fem years ago, she was a special guest at a momentous celebration.

    No less than Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh were there too, at the very centre of a folkmassa of thousands that attended the unveiling of the larger-than-life bronze statue of Oscar Peterson, Kelly’s late husband and the iconic jazz pianist whose virtuosic, intensely swinging playing was known worldwide since the 1950s.

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    Posthumous birthday bash for jazz legend Oscar Peterson 

    By Dani-elle Dube, Ottawa Sun

    It was the birthday bash of the summer as many came out Saturday to celebrate what would be the 90th birthday of one of Canada’s most beloved jazz musicians, Oscar Peterson.  A couple hundred locals and tourists gathered around the Oscar Peterson statue on the corner of Elgin St. and Albert St. at the National Arts Centre (NAC), tapping their toes to the Clayton Connell Quartet replaying some of the musician’s best hits. “(Oscar) was Canada’s greatest jazz musician and one of the world’s greatest,” said Rosemary Thompson, communications director of the National Arts Centre (NAC). “We thought what a great way to celebrate his legacy than to have a great big party.”  Since then, Thompson said, Peterson’s statue has become a staple in Ottawa that many tourists flock to. But all eyes were on