Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOntwas a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, but simply "O.P." by his friends. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth15 August 1925
CityMontreal, Canada
CountryCanada
very honored and proud that jazz has brought me to this acclaim by the Canadian people.
I despair about the lack of proper respect shown for the piano. If you want it to sound like a traffic jam, go out in the street and forget the piano. That's not a piano sound.
You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's jazz.