R.I.P. Oscar Peterson
Posted on December 24, 2007 by carl
Oscar Peterson, one of the world’s best known jazz pianists, died Sunday at age 82.Born on Aug. 15, 1925, near Montreal, he learned to play trumpet and piano at a young age, but after a bout with tuberculosis had to concentrate on the latter. He made a name for himself as a jazz virtuoso & was often compared [...]
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