Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Background information
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 eight 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.

1. ↑ Rob Gillies (24 December 2007). "Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Dies at 82". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
2. ↑ "Oscar Peterson: Bio". Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-20.