Oscar Peterson, one of the great jazz musicians and among the most celebrated virtuoso pianists of all time, died on Sunday of kidney failure in Toronto. He was 82. In an interview with The New York ...

At 5 years old, Oscar Peterson learned to play trumpet and piano, but after a bout with tuberculosis, he chose to concentrate on the keyboards. During his high school years, he studied with an ...

TORONTO — Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers, and musical genius made him one of the world’s best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82. Peterson died at his home in the Toronto ...

During an illustrious career spanning six decades, jazz piano virtuoso Oscar Peterson played with musicians as diverse as Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker and became one of the most recorded and ...

Hear tracks by Hurray for the Riff Raff, Tyla, Lana Del Rey and others. By Jon Pareles, Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz The flashing fingers of this jazz piano icon, and his mesmerizing tracks, ...

The late Oscar Peterson is revered as one of jazz’s greatest pianists. Peterson is best known for composing “The Africa Suite” in the 1980s, which included “The Fallen Warrior,” inspired by Nelson ...

Universally acclaimed musician jazz pianist Oscar Peterson returns to the UK to play a series of three rare concerts - London Royal Albert Hall on Thursday June 29th, Liverpool Big Top Arena on ...

TORONTO -- Oscar Peterson, whose speedy fingers, propulsive swing and melodic inventiveness made him one of the world's best known and influential jazz pianists, has died. He was 82. Peterson died at ...

Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82. Peterson died at his home in the Toronto suburb of ...