Oscar Peterson - Jazz Exercise #2 [Piano Solo] - YouTube Oscar Peterson - Jazz Exercise #2 [Piano Solo] Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Feb 6, 2015 English: This is #2 from a set of 13 Jazz Exercises for the piano. While it is short, it requires some tricky fingering for the right hand. I added some drums to enhance the swing feeling, I believe it went alright! (Wikipedia) Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (1925 – 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered to have been one of the greatest jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Português: Essa é segunda peça de um conjunto de 13 Exercícios de Jazz para piano.

Apesar de ser curta, exige alguns dedilhados ingratos para a mão direita. Adicionei um pouco de bateria para ressaltar o suingue, acho que ficou bom! (Wikipédia) Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (1925 - 2007), foi um pianista de jazz canadense. É considerado por muitos críticos como um dos maiores pianistas de jazz de todos os tempos. Recebeu sete Grammy entre 1974 e 1991 e entrou para o Canadian Music Hall of Fame em 1978. Category Cultural Relations: Music Cultural Relations Cultural Relations: Music Canadian composers and performing artists enjoy international recognition and are regular guests on German stages. The name Glenn Gould (1932-1982) stands out from others. Called the “James Dean of the piano”, Gould left an impressive collection of recordings and his theories continue to be discussed. A pianist, broadcaster, writer, composer, conductor and organist, he was one of Canada's most influential cultural figures, and remains one of the world's most admired and studied musicians. Glenn Gould.

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Holzamer, Cultural Attaché Electronic and popular music: Katharina Fichtner, Cultural Attaché Embassy of Canada, Public Affairs Leipziger Platz 17 SINGLE-ISSUE ALBUM BY OSCAR PETERSON TO BE AUCTIONED IN LONDON SINGLE-ISSUE ALBUM BY OSCAR PETERSON TO BE AUCTIONED IN LONDON By Culturekiosque Staff LONDON, 15 AUGUST 2015  Today, marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of one of Jazz historys greatest icons, the Canadian pianist, Oscar Peterson (15 August 1925, Montreal). In celebration, Sothebys and Warner Music Denmark have announced the sale of a unique, single-issue album "Take Me Home" by The Oscar Peterson Legacy Quartet. The album will be released in just a single copy that will be offered for sale at Sothebys London as part of the Rock & Pop auction on 29 September 2015 (est. £20,000-30,000).

Oscar Peterson, who died in 2007 aged 82 , is considered one of the all-time great Jazz pianists, winning eight Grammy Awards during a career in which he released over 200 recordings. "Take Me Home" by The Oscar Peterson Legacy Quartet features previously unrecorded and unreleased original Oscar Peterson compositions made available by the Oscar Peterson Estate. The album of ten tracks is a swinging, sparkling gem, packed with fabulous melodies, soaring improvisations and vibrant musical interaction. Mikkel Torsting, Managing Director of Warner Music Denmark: "In todays age of digital reproduction, it is easy to take music for granted. Ultra-high and uncompromising standards are essential components of Oscar Petersons legacy. So to honour these values, we have decided to bypass the traditional mass market and only issue this masterpiece album in one single copy, just like a sculpture or painting".

Dr Philip Errington, Director of Sothebys Department of Printed Books and Manuscripts: "This sale presents an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a unique slice of unheard, unrecorded musical history by one of the all-time jazz greats." Alongside "Take me Home", Sothebys Rock & Pop auction on 29 September will include further exceptional Oscar Peterson memorabilia and manuscripts: Oscar Petersons Dunhill Rollags 18K gold lighter, presented to him by Ella Fitzgerald on his birthday and engraved with his initials (est. £10,000-15,000). Since their first manufacture in the mid-1950s, Dunhill Rollagas lighters have achieved a legendary status. Former owners range from Elvis Presley to Harpo Marx and from Noel Coward to Ronnie Kray and James Bond. Oscar Petersons favourite watch, a Gents 18K yellow gold Oysterquartz Rolex, model 19018 (est. £8,000-12,000).

The legendary jazz pianist was a well-known watch collector, acquiring everything from Rolex to Swatch, and a client of Chronometrie Beyer in Zurich, Switzerland where he purchased this watch during the late 1970s. Musical manuscript for "The Strut", recorded by The Oscar Peterson Trio in 1964, and released as the first track on the album, The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays (est. £2,000-3,000). Oscar Petersons musical manuscript and handwritten lyrics for "If You Should Care", one of an exceptionally small number of songs for which Oscar Peterson wrote both music and lyric (est. £4,000-6,000). Kelly Peterson, the widow of the distinguished jazz pianist, notes that "this song was composed while Oscar Peterson was on a tour of Europe, written in his hotel room late at night, as he relaxed after his concert".

Related Culturekiosque Jazznet Archives Oscar Peterson: 1925 - 2007 OSCAR PETERSON: 1925 - 2007 Staff Report NEW YORK, 24 DECEMBER 2007 - Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson died yesterday of kidney failure at age 82, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported. His death was confirmed by Hazel McCallion, mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, the Toronto suburb where Peterson lived. Pianist and composer Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was born 82 years ago, on 15 August 1925 in Montréal, Canada. He first learned music from his self-taught father, a West Indian immigrant who worked as a railway porter, then studied under both the gifted Hungarian classical pianist, Paul deMarky and old-time jazz musicians. Oscar Peterson's break came when he won a CBC amateur contest, followed by appearances on a weekly Montréal radio show and with The Happy Gang. Heavily influenced by Art Tatum, James P.

Johnson, and many other pianists of the day, Peterson brought his talents to the United States in 1949 with his Carnegie Hall debut after being discovered by jazz impresario Norman Granz. From the early 1950s until his death, Peterson performed with his trios and quartets all over the world. The Canadian pianist later performed or recorded with many of the greats of American jazz including Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker , Roy Eldridge, Stan Getz and Milt Jackson. Often compared to piano virtuoso Art Tatum, Peterson recorded close to 200 albums, but his best-known works remain the Canadiana Suite and Hymn to Freedom, one of the Crusade Hymns during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. He also composed music for motion pictures. He suffered a stroke in 1993, but within a year was performing and touring again, despite a severely weakened left side.

For his three Telarc recordings at the Blue Note, Peterson won three Grammy awards; the first two for his group and solo performance on the 1990 release "The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note," the second for the group performance on the 1991 release "Saturday Night at the Blue Note." In February 2007, Telarc released "What's Up? The Very Tall Band" featuring Peterson with the original trio of Milt Jackson and Ray Brown, recorded live at the Blue Note in November of 1998. Oscar Peterson's awards are numerous and include: multiple Grammy and Juno winner, Companion of the Order of Canada, recipient of the Glenn Gould Prize (whose namesake is considered Peterson's only rival among Canadian pianists of international renown), Japan's Praemium Imperiale (the Arts equivalent of the Nobel Prize), the UNESCO International Music Prize, member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and recipient of the "lifetime achievement" award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, parent body to the (US) Grammy Awards. In 2005 Canada Post issued a 50-cent commemorative stamp for his contribution to music. Additional information about Dr.

Peterson and his career can be found at . Related Culturekiosque Jazznet Archives 1000+ images about Music Greats--Peterson, Oscar (CDN) on Pinterest | Roaches, Jazz and Grammy award Oscar Peterson | One of the greatest Canadian jazz musicians pianist) in the world | From Montreal See More Oscar Peterson - Musician - Music database - Radio Swiss Jazz Peterson made numerous duo performances and recordings with bassists Ray Brown , Sam Jones , and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, guitarists Joe Pass , Irving Ashby , Herb Ellis , and Barney Kessel , pianists Count Basie , Herbie Hancock , Benny Green , and Oliver Jones , trumpeters Clark Terry and Louis Armstrong , and many other important jazz players. His 1950s duo recordings with Ray Brown mark the formation of one of the longest lasting partnerships in the history of jazz. According to pianist/educator Mark Eisenman, some of Peterson's best playing was as an understated accompanist to singer Ella Fitzgerald and trumpeter Roy Eldridge . [11] Trio Peterson redefined the jazz trio by bringing the musicianship of all three members to the highest level.

The trio with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis was, in his own words, "the most stimulating" and productive setting for public performances as well as in studio recordings. In the early 1950s, Peterson began performing with Ray Brown and Charlie Smith as the Oscar Peterson Trio. Shortly afterward the drummer Smith was replaced by guitarist Irving Ashby , formerly of the Nat King Cole Trio. Ashby, who was a swing guitarist, was soon replaced by Kessel. [12] Kessel tired of touring after a year, and was succeeded by Ellis. As Ellis was white, Peterson's trios were racially integrated, a controversial move at the time that was fraught with difficulties with segregationist whites and blacks. Oscar Peterson at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival is widely regarded as the landmark album in Peterson's career, and one of the most influential trios in jazz. Their last recording, On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio, recorded live at the Town Tavern in Toronto, captured a remarkable degree of emotional as well as musical understanding between three players. [13] All three musicians were equal contributors involved in a highly sophisticated improvisational interplay.

When Ellis left the group in 1958, Peterson and Brown believed they could not adequately replace Ellis. Ellis was replaced by drummer Ed Thigpen in 1959. Brown and Thigpen worked with Peterson on his albums Night Train and Canadiana Suite. Brown and Thigpen left in 1965 and were replaced by bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes (and later, drummer Bobby Durham ). The trio performed together until 1970. In 1969 Peterson recorded Motions and Emotions, featuring orchestral arrangements of pop songs such as The Beatles ' "Yesterday" and "Eleanor Rigby". In the fall of 1970, Peterson's trio released the album Tristeza on Piano. Jones and Durham left in 1970. In the 1970s Peterson formed another trio with guitarist Pass and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen on bass.

This trio emulated the success of the 1950s trio with Brown and Ellis, gave acclaimed performances at numerous festivals, and made best-selling recordings, most notably The Trio, which won the 1974 Grammy for Best Jazz Performance by a Group, and the 1978 double album recorded live in Paris. In 1974 Oscar added British drummer Martin Drew , and this quartet toured and recorded extensively worldwide. Pass said in a 1976 interview: "The only guys I've heard who come close to total mastery of their instruments are Art Tatum and Peterson." Quartet A quartet was a less permanent setting for Peterson, after the trio or duo, as it was hard to find equally powerful musicians available for a tightly knit arrangement with him. After the loss of Ellis his next trio eventually consisted of a drummer instead of a guitarist—first Gene Gammage for a brief time, then Thigpen. In this group Peterson became the dominant soloist. Later members of the group were Louis Hayes , Bobby Durham , Ray Price, Sam Jones, George Mraz , Martin Drew , Terry Clarke, and Lorne Lofsky .

[3] Peterson often formed a quartet by adding a fourth player to his existing trios. He was open to experimental collaborations with jazz stars, such as saxophonist Ben Webster , trumpeter Clark Terry , and vibraphonist Milt Jackson among others. In 1961, the Peterson trio with Jackson recorded the album Very Tall. Further career From the late 1950s, when Peterson gained worldwide recognition as one of the leading pianists in jazz, he played in a variety of settings: solo, duo, trio, quartet, small bands, and big bands. However, his solo piano recitals, as well as his solo piano recordings were rare, until he chose to make a series of solo albums titled Exclusively for My Friends. These solo piano sessions, made for the Musik Produktion Schwarzwald (MPS) label, were Peterson's response to the emergence of such stars as Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner . Some cognoscenti assert that Peterson's best recordings were made for MPS in the late 1960s and early 1970s. For some years subsequently he recorded for Granz's Pablo Records after the label was founded in 1973.

In the 1990s and 2000s he recorded several albums accompanied by a combo for Telarc. In the 1980s he played successfully in a duo with pianist Herbie Hancock . In the late 1980s and 1990s, after a stroke, Peterson made performances and recordings with his protégé Benny Green . Composer and teacher Peterson wrote pieces for piano, for trio, for quartet and for big band. He also wrote several songs, and made recordings as a singer. Probably his best-known compositions are "Canadiana Suite" and "Hymn to Freedom", the latter composed in the 1960s and inspired by the U.S. civil rights movement. Peterson taught piano and improvisation in Canada, mainly in Toronto. With associates, he started and headed the Advanced School of Contemporary Music in Toronto for five years during the 1960s, but it closed because concert touring called him and his associates away, and it did not have government funding. [14] Later, he mentored the York University jazz program and was the Chancellor of the entire university for several years in the early 1990s.

He also published his original jazz piano etudes for practice. However, he asked his students to study the music of Johann Sebastian Bach , especially The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Goldberg Variations, and The Art of Fugue, considering these piano pieces essential for every serious pianist. Pianists Benny Green and Oliver Jones were among his students. [15] Stroke, later years and death Peterson had arthritis since his youth, and in later years could hardly button his shirt. Never slender, his weight increased to 125 kg (276 lb), hindering his mobility. He had hip replacement surgery in the early 1990s. [16] Although the surgery was successful, his mobility was still inhibited. Somewhat later, in 1993, Peterson suffered a serious stroke that weakened his left side and sidelined him for two years. Also in 1993 incoming Prime Minister and longtime Peterson fan and friend Jean Chrétien offered Peterson the position of Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, but according to Chrétien he declined, citing the health problems from his recent stroke. [17] After the stroke, Peterson recuperated for about two years.

He gradually regained mobility and some control of his left hand. However, his virtuosity was never restored to the original level, and his playing after his stroke relied principally on his right hand. [18] In 1995 he returned to public performances on a limited basis, and also made several live and studio recordings for Telarc. In 1997 he received a Grammy for Lifetime Achievement and an International Jazz Hall of Fame Award. Canadian politician, friend, and amateur pianist Bob Rae contends that "a one-handed Oscar was better than just about anyone with two hands". [19] In 2003, Peterson recorded the DVD A Night in Vienna for Verve , with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (NHØP), Ulf Wakenius and Martin Drew . He continued to tour the U.S. and Europe, though maximally one month a year, with a couple of days' rest between concerts to recover his strength. His accompanists consisted of Ulf Wakenius (guitar), NHØP or David Young (bass), [20] and Alvin Queen (drums). Peterson's health declined rapidly in 2007.

He had to cancel his performance at the 2007 Toronto Jazz Festival and his attendance at a June 8, 2007, Carnegie Hall all-star performance in his honour, owing to illness. On December 23, 2007, Peterson died of kidney failure at his home in Mississauga, Ontario. [21] [22] He left seven children, his fourth wife Kelly, and their daughter, Céline (born 1991). Awards and recognition Musical awards and recognition Begone Dull Care is an abstract film presentation of Peterson's music, directed by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart, and released in 1949 by the National Film Board of Canada. His work earned him eight Grammy awards over the years and he was elected to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978. He also belongs to the Juno Awards Hall of Fame and the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame. In 2013, Peterson was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame Peterson received the first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Achievement Award from Black Theatre Workshop (1986), Roy Thomson Award (1987), a Toronto Arts Award for lifetime achievement (1991), the Governor General's Performing Arts Award (1992), the Glenn Gould Prize (1993), the award of the International Society for Performing Artists (1995), the Loyola Medal of Concordia University (1997), the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1997), the Praemium Imperiale World Art Award (1999), the UNESCO Music Prize (2000), the Toronto Musicians' Association Musician of the Year award (2001), and an honorary LLD from the University of the West Indies (2006). In 1999, Concordia University in Montreal renamed their Loyola-campus concert hall Oscar Peterson Concert Hall in his honour. [23] In 2005, Peterson celebrated his 80th birthday at the HMV flagship store in Toronto, where a crowd of about 200 gathered to celebrate with him.

Long time admirer and fellow Canadian Diana Krall sang "Happy Birthday" to him and also performed a vocal version of one of Peterson's songs, "When Summer Comes". The lyrics for this version were written by Elvis Costello , Krall's husband. Canada Post unveiled a commemorative postage stamp in Peterson's honour. The event was covered by a live radio broadcast by Toronto jazz station JAZZ.FM. Peterson received the BBC-Radio Lifetime Achievement Award, London, England. [24] "Technique is something you use to make your ideas listenable", he once told jazz writer Len Lyons.

"You learn to play the instrument so you have a musical vocabulary, and you practice to get your technique to the point you need to express yourself, depending on how heavy your ideas are." "Some may criticize Peterson for not advancing, for finding his niche and staying with it for an entire career, but while he may not be the most revolutionary artist in jazz, the documentary Music in the Key of Oscar demonstrates that breaking down barriers can be accomplished in more ways than one." [25] "He was a crystallizer, rather than an innovator." [18] "His hands could do things few piano players can do", said pianist Bill King, who studied with Peterson at his music school. Because Peterson was a big man — six feet three inches — he could stretch his hands over a keyboard in a way few musicians can match.

[26] Ray Charles , in Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues - Piano Blues (2003), commented that Peterson was the only other piano player who could come close to the technical skills of Art Tatum, praising his abilities with "Oscar could play like a motherfucker!" Piano manufacturer Bösendorfer released a limited edition Oscar Peterson Signature Edition Piano in honour of the 90th anniversary of Peterson's birth. The edition is limited to 12 pianos and each has built in Yamaha Disklavier E3 technology that will play 12 compositions recorded by Peterson in 1980. The recordings captured key and pedal data of those performances and those recordings were remastered for the Peterson Limited Edition so that the dislavier can play one of these musical compositions as Peterson would have done in 1980. [27] One of the signature pianos is located in the lobby of the Epcor Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where it will be used by performers and also play the 12 performances by Peterson. The piano was inaugurated at a gala performance on April 2, 2016, by Tommy Banks and the Peterson performances.

Peterson's widow, Kelly, was in attendance and said that “tears came to my eyes the first time I heard Oscar’s notes resonate from the piano.” [28] Recognition in Canada While Peterson was recognized as a great jazz pianist both at home in Canada and internationally, he was also regarded in Canada as a distinguished public figure. His notable personage is evident in the acclaim and awards he received, particularly in the latter two decades of his life. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada (the country's highest civilian state order for talent and service) in 1972, and promoted to Companion of the order (the highest degree of merit and humanity), in 1984. He was also a member of the Order of Ontario, a Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec, and an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France. From 1991 to 1994, Peterson was chancellor of York University in Toronto. The chancellor is the titular head of the university.

Weeks after his death, the Province of Ontario announced a C$4 million scholarship for the "Oscar Peterson Chair" for Jazz Performance at York University with an additional C$1 million to be awarded annually in music scholarships to underprivileged York students in tribute to Peterson. [26] Peterson's niece, television journalist Sylvia Sweeney, produced a documentary film, In the Key of Oscar, about Peterson in 1992. Unlike most other jazz musicians, Peterson was networked with Canadian elites in the later years of his life. For example, former Ontario premier Bob Rae recalled that in 2007, himself, Ontario Chief Justice Roy McMurtry, and former Ontario premier Bill Davis celebrated McMurtry's retirement with Peterson, his wife, and their wives. [30] Peterson received honorary doctorates from many Canadian universities: Carleton University, Queen's University, Concordia University, McMaster University, Mount Allison University, the University of Victoria, the University of Western Ontario, York University, the University of Toronto, and the Université Laval, as well as from Northwestern University and Niagara University in the United States. Concordia University's main concert hall and performing arts venue is named after Peterson.

In 2004, the City of Toronto named the courtyard of the Toronto-Dominion Centre Oscar Peterson Square. In 2005, the Peel District School Board in suburban Toronto opened the Oscar Peterson school in Mississauga, Ontario, two miles from his home. Peterson said, "This is a most unexpected and moving tribute." [31] He visited the school several times and donated electronic musical equipment to it. [18] Soon after Peterson's death, the University of Toronto Mississauga opened a major student residence in March 2008 as "Oscar Peterson Hall". [32] He won the Civic Award of Merit, the City of Mississauga's highest honour, in 2003. He moved to Mississauga c. 1971. [33] Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien wanted in 1993 to put Peterson forward to the Governor General of Canada for appointment to the post of Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, but Peterson felt that his health could not stand up to the many ceremonial duties that this position would require. "He was the most famous Canadian in the world", said Chrétien.

Chrétien also said that Nelson Mandela glowed when meeting Peterson. "It was very emotional. They were both moved to meet each other. These were two men with humble beginnings who rose to very illustrious levels." [34] A memorial concert, held on January 12, 2008, filled the 2500-seat Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. People had queued for more than three hours to get in. Governor General Michaëlle Jean reported at the concert that "thousands" more could not get in. Among the performers were Grégory Charles, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones , Phil Nimmons and singers Audrey Morris and Nancy Wilson. The "Oscar Peterson" quartet played key pieces; they were Monty Alexander, Jeff Hamilton, Ulf Wakenius and Dave Young. All toured with Peterson during his late "one-handed" period, except Alexander. The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, University of Toronto Gospel Choir [35] and Sharon Riley & the Faith Chorale, under the direction of Andrew Craid along with opera soprano Measha Brueggergosman closed the show, singing an excerpt from Peterson's "Hymn to Freedom".

[19] [36] A movement was begun on Facebook to rename the Lionel-Groulx Metro station, a transfer station between Montreal's Green Line and Orange Line, in honour of Oscar Peterson. The Montreal Transit Corporation, however, refused to end its moratorium on renaming Metro stations. The city's policy on landmark tributes is to wait at least a year after a public figure's death. [37] [38] [39] [40] An Ontario school named Oscar Peterson Public School was opened in Stouffville in the Regional Municipality of York on April 30, 2009, [41] and commenced operation in the 2009–10 school year. In June 2010 a life size bronze statue of Peterson was unveiled in Ottawa by Queen Elizabeth II during her royal tour of Canada.

[42] Grammy Awards 1975 Best Jazz Performance by a Group The Trio - Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen 1977 Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist The Giants - Oscar Peterson 1978 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Oscar Peterson Jam – Montreux '77 1979 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Oscar Peterson and The Trumpet Kings – Jousts - Oscar Peterson 1990 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note 1990 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note 1991 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group Saturday Night at the Blue Note 1997 Lifetime Achievement Award Instrumental Soloist Lifetime Achievement Honorary degrees conferred 1973 Carleton University - Doctor of Laws 1976 Queen's University - Doctor of Laws 1979 Concordia University - Doctor of Laws [43] 1980 Mount Alison, Sackville N.B.

- Doctor of Music 1981 McMaster University - Doctor of Laws 1981 University of Victoria, B.C. - Doctor of Laws 1982 York University - Doctor of Letters 1983 Northwestern University, Illinois - Doctor of Fine Arts 1985 University of Toronto - Doctor of Laws 1985 Laval University - Doctor of Music 1991 York University: Installed as Chancellor by the Board of Governors 1994 York University: Chancellor Emeritus 1994 Western Ontario Conservatory of Music - Licentiate in Music Diploma 1994 University of British Columbia - Doctor of Laws 1996 Niagara University, New York - Doctor of Fine Arts 1999 University of Western Ontario - Doctor of Laws Instruments 1000+ images about Oscar Peterson on Pinterest | Oscars, Michel legrand and Night train Oscar Peterson Trio & Ben Webster - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) [...

More Performers - Prince Edward County Jazz Festival Performers Jazz Overture - Mark Eisenman Trio with Phil Dwyer Mark Eisenman Born in New York City, Mark has made Toronto his home since 1972 and has become one of Canada’s most sought-after pianists. The long list of top international and Canadian jazz artists he has performed with includes Ed Bickert, Nat Adderley, Sam Noto, Rob McConnell, Ruby Braff and Mark Murphy. ​Originally from Canada’s west coast, Phil Dwyer burst on the jazz scene in Canada and internationally in his late teens as a saxophone prodigy. By his early 20s he was, according to former Globe and Mail journalist Mark Miller, “startling jazz audiences with his unprecedented command of both tenor saxophone and piano” and his “extraordinarily authoritative playing….set the country on its ear.” In 2013 he was made a Member of the Order Of Canada, cited for “his contributions to jazz as a performer, composer and producer, and for increasing access to music education in his community.” In January 2015 he was recognized by the Royal Conservatory of Music as an Honorary Fellow.

These distinctions come after an illustrious thirty-year career which has crossed stylistic and geographic borders, and included collaborations with a storied roster of great artists. Emilie-Claire Barlow Emilie-Claire Barlow She is nothing short of a Canadian vocal jazz jewel, continuing to dazzle the world. Her energetic live performances and unique recordings thrill sold-out audiences from Tokyo to Montreal. The latest accolade: a 2016 JUNO win, her second, for best vocal jazz album - Clear Day. Emilie-Claire leads her stellar band through innovative arrangements of American-Songbook treasures, rhythmic bossa novas and elegant, poignant ballads. Critics, peers and audiences everywhere are captivated not only by a voice of unforgettable beauty, but also by a relaxed and polished demeanour, and a just-right sense of humour. Guido Basso & Friends Robi Botos & Jodi Proznick Robi Botos The Prince Edward County Jazz Festival is thrilled to present the winner of the 2016 Juno winner for best solo jazz album (Movin’ Forward). We consider Robi part of the Festival family for his many incredible performances on our stage over the years.

Botos fans and fans-in-waiting will have numerous opportunities to catch Robi’s soulful, engaging playing this year; with Guido Basso & Friends, in a duo performance with Jodi Proznick, and at the always-popular, After-Hours Jam Sessions. Joe Sealy & Jackie Richardson - 'Africville Stories' Jackie Richardson Joe Sealy A dazzling performer, Jackie Richardson possesses a powerful and supple voice that is a perfect match for her one-of-a-kind stage presence. A body of work covering four decades has produced a roomful of nominations and awards - Juno, Gemini, Jessie, Bessie and Maple Blues recognition in addition to a Canadian Black Achievement Award for the Arts. Among the many she’s worked with are Ray Charles, Doug Riley, Anne Murray, Oliver Jones, The Nataniel Dett Chorale and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Joe Sealy has enjoyed a highly successful career as a musician, composer, recording artist and radio broadcaster. As a pianist, he has toured with Blood Sweat and Tears and performed with such artists as Joe Williams, Milt Jackson, Veronica Tennant, and Timothy Findlay.

Joe and his longtime music partner Paul Novotny have also created a unique-sounding jazz duo and released four CD’s, garnering two Juno nominations. In the late 1990’s Joe wrote and recorded the Africville Suite, in honour of his late father who was born in the area of Halifax called Africville. It was Canada’s oldest black community before it was destroyed in the late 1960’s. Africville Suite received a JUNO Award in 1997, and inspired Ron Foley MacDonald of The Halifax Daily News to write: “This may be the most important jazz album released in Canada this year.” Joe has presented Africville Stories across Canada as well as in Denmark, Norway and the USA. The Brian Barlow Big Band & Alex Samaras Brian Barlow Big Band It has become a tradition at the PEC Jazz Festival to finish off the week with a big band. In recent years, the Brian Barlow Big Band has locked down this spot on our stage, and audiences are telling us to keep it that way.

The most exciting big band in the land - made up of some of the finest soloists and ensemble players in jazz today - is led by drummer, arranger, and producer Brian Barlow. He is one of Canada's most recorded musicians, performing on more than 500 albums. For the past 13 years he has been the Creative Director of the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival. ​ Toronto based vocalist Alex Samaras is quickly developing into one of Canada’s leading vocalists in the jazz and new music scene. Known as a “singer’s singer” within the Toronto vocal community, he studied at the University of Toronto and Banff, and has also worked in New York City. The Brian Barlow Big Band: John Johnson, Colleen Allen, Alex Dean, Perry White, Bob Leonard – saxophones Jason Logue, James Rhodes, Blair Yarranton, Alexander Brown – trumpets Russ Little, Kelsley Grant, Alexander Duncan – trombones Michele Gagnon – French horn Jazz Dinner with The Bob DeAngelis Quintet Bob DeAngelis One of Toronto’s most versatile performers, Juno winner Bob DeAngelis is considered one of Canada's busiest and most accomplished bandleaders and freelance musicians.

Festival fans still talk about his incredible performance on clarinet at last summer’s “Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall” show at the Regent Theatre. From duos and trios all the way to swingin’ big bands, he’s entertained presidents, prime ministers, and members of the Royal Family. The DeAngelis quintet’s “hot” and “cool” swing and jazz usually starts the toes tap pin’ and the fingers snappin’. Joining Bob will be John MacLeod on cornet, Robi Botos on piano, bassist Jodi Proznick and Brian Barlow on drums. Miles Davis' "Kind Of Blue" with Steve McDade, Remi Bolduc, Jodi Proznick, David Restivo, Ian Wright & Eli Bennett Guido Basso and Shakura S'Aida Guido Basso Shakura S'Aida The Prince Edward County Jazz Festival is proud to consider its long association with Guido Basso (the festival’s artist-in-residence) a part of its DNA.

The background: multiple Grammys, Junos, an Order of Canada membership, thirty years and thirty recordings as a charter member of Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass; a teen-aged career that began with crooner Vic Damone on a two-year international tour, and led to three years on the road with Pearl Bailey and her bandleader/husband, drummer Louis Bellson. He’s performed and recorded with them all: Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Gillespie, Herman, Goodman, Ellington, Basie, Ellington, Rich, Krall, and so many more. Canada’s undisputed Minister of Romance on the flugelhorn will play at the Jazz Dinner kickoff and in his own main-stage show with vocalist Shakura S’Aida. A truly international artist who calls Canada home, Shakura S'Aida was born in Brooklyn, raised in Switzerland, and is a long-time resident of Toronto. She’s appeared in New York’s famed Apollo Theater, and in the past two years alone, her soulful voice has delighted audiences from the Caribbean to Moscow, from Dubai to Romania, from Macedonia to Austria…to name just a few!

Possessed of a rare ability to connect with audiences, she is featured with the legendary Guido Basso on the main stage Friday Aug. 14. A frequent performer and warm friend of the festival, Robi Botos once opened for Oscar Peterson (his former mentor), and his stock as an elite, internationally-renowned jazz artist has been climbing ever since. The proof: a 2007 National Jazz Award for Keyboardist of the Year, 2007 NOW Award for Best Jazz Artist and first place prizes at the 2008 Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition and 2008 Great American Jazz Piano Competition. Most recently, Robi was awarded the 2012 TD Grand Jazz award at The Montreal International Jazz Festival. A regular fixture on the Toronto jazz scene with a resume that includes Rob McConnell, Moe Koffman, George Shearing, Lee Konitz, Slide Hampton, and many more…Neil Swainson leads his own quintet and lists more than a dozen other elite jazz groups he’s a member of. He’ll be playing in the Regent Theatre show on Friday Aug. 14 featuring Guido Basso, Shakura S’Aida and David Restivo.

Tribute to Billie Holiday Marika Galea Quartet Marika Galea Marika Galea is last year’s winner of the Festival’s Rising Young Star award, and has established an impressive cross-border career as she studies at Boston’s Berklee College. Since enrolling there, she’s performed everywhere from the desert of Santa Fe to Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York, and has earned recent recognition for her role as a side-woman with the Cyrus Chestnut Trio. Marika will lead her own quartet in a Tribute to Billie Holiday at 2:00 p.m. on Sat. Aug. 15 at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Picton. Oliver Jones Quartet Oliver Jones Oliver Jones - maybe Canada’s most beloved jazz musician - was inspired early in his six-decade career by the great Oscar Peterson. Admired throughout the world, he is an officer of the Order of Canada, a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award winner, (Canada’s highest arts honour), and a two-time Juno award winner. He “retired” in 2000, but still does about 20 shows a year.

He’ll lead a quartet that includes Chet and Jim Doxas in his own main stage performance on Sat. Aug. 16 at the Regent Theatre. Now based in New York, Montreal born-and-raised musician Chet Doxas has firmly positioned himself as a standard-bearer for the new generation of tenor saxophonists. He can be heard on more than a hundred albums, and has shared studios and stages with a wide range of musicians including Guido Basso, Maria Schneider, Joe Lovano, Sam Roberts, Rufus Wainwright, and Oliver Jones. Fifteen years into his career as a mainstay on the Montreal jazz scene, Jim Doxas has appeared on about a hundred albums and performs over 200 concerts a year. That includes almost 70 with the revered Oliver Jones, working as his drummer since 2004. Also a teacher at McGill University, he launched Blind Leap, his first album as a bandleader, in 2014. Brian Barlow Big Band "The Best of The Best" Brian Barlow Over the festival’s 15 years, Sunday nights and big band music have become an almost indispensable tradition.

From the music of Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass, to Benny Goodman, to Duke Ellington and Count Basie…the Festival is pleased to present a “best of the best” on Sunday, Aug. 16 at the Regent Theatre. The Barlow outfit is home to some of the world’s best jazz musicians…some having actually played in the bands whose music will be showcased on this night. 2014 Performers Jazz Gala with Guido Basso and Russ Little Guido Basso Russ Little The Prince Edward County Jazz Festival's artist-in-residence, Guido Basso, began his career as a teenager when he joined crooner Vic Damone on a two-year international tour. Then, three years on the road with Pearl Bailey and her bandleader husband, drummer Louie Bellson. As one of the world's favourite flugelhorn/trumpeters, he has performed and recorded with names like Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Gillespie, Herman, Goodman, Ellington, Basie, Ellington, Rich, Krall, and so many more.

And all of that woven in with three decades and thirty recordings as a charter member of Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass, which earned no fewer than three Grammy awards (17 nominations!) and three JUNOs. Also the winner of two JUNOs on his own, Canada’s Minister of Romance on the flugelhorn became a member of the Order of Canada in 1994. There’s not much more you can do in a trombone career than Russ Little has. Born in Toronto, and returning there after a few years in Jamaica, he was a founding member of the brass-rock band Lighthouse WHILE he played prominent roles with the big bands of Count Basie and Woody Herman. In the ‘70s, he moved into composing, arranging, and conducting for most of the major TV networks, NFL Football, and SCTV, where he worked closely for many years with John Candy, Martin Short, and Eugene Levy. A much sought-after session musician through all of it, he’s produced four widely-acclaimed solo CDs over the last decade; Snapshot (2005), Footwork (2006), On the Shoulders of Giants (2008), and Slow Burn (2011).

Tribute to dave brubeck Remi Bolduc Quartet Dave Brubeck (1920-2012), was quite possibly the world’s best-known jazz pianist. His long-time playing partner in the Dave Brubeck Quartet - alto saxophonist Paul Desmond - wrote the melody for one of the biggest jazz recordings of all-time, Take Five. It was part of the Brubeck quartet’s landmark album titled Time Out. Remi Bolduc is one of Montreal’s top saxophonists, and in this tribute to Brubeck, his quartet will perform Time Out in its entirety. He'll be joined by Fraser Hollins, said by Don Thompson to be one of Canada's greatest bassists; drummer Dave Lang, and pianist Francois Bourassa (2007 winner of the Oscar Peterson Award for his contribution to Canadian jazz). Remembering Jim Hall with Reg Schwager, lorne Lofsky, David Occhipinti & Rob Piltch Lorne Lofsky David Occhipinti As a jazz guitarist, the late Jim Hall (1930-2013) was considered by many the greatest of all time.

The Prince Edward county Jazz Festival is proud to present a unique and fascinating tribute by Canada’s jazz guitar royalty. Lorne Lofsky - A mainstay of the Toronto jazz scene since the 1970s, Lorne’s resume includes long quartet associations with Oscar Peterson, saxophonist Kirk Macdonald and guitarist Ed Bickert. He’s also appeared with Chet Baker, Bob Brookmeyer, Pepper Adams, Carl Fontana, and many more. David Occhipinti – Multi-JUNO nominations, a veteran of the Toronto jazz club circuit and international tours, David studied with Jim Hall himself, who described his student this way: “His writing is unique; his playing is completely original and stunning. I just wanted to keep listening…his music is an absolute work of art!" Rob Piltch - Rob’s resume is as deep as it is long: a short summary of musical stops includes Blood, Sweat & Tears, Kim Mitchell, Guido Basso, Rob McConnell, Emilie-Claire Barlow, the Alastair Kay Quartet, film, television, solo recordings and sideman to many leading artists.

He shares a 1993 JUNO award with bassist Dave Young and saxophonist Phil Dwyer. Reg Schwager - A four-time National Jazz Award guitarist-of-the-year, Reg has toured extensively across Canada and worldwide with George Shearing, Diana Krall, Peter Appleyard, Rob McConnell and many others. He appears on over eighty recordings, and his wide-ranging abilities have also led to big band and string orchestra compositions and arrangements. Reg Schwager Rob Piltch Renee Rosnes Quartet Widely acclaimed as one of the most important jazz pianists, Renee was born in British Columbia and moved to New York in 1986 where she very quickly began working with the 'who's who' in American jazz, including Wayne Shorter, James Moody, George Benson and Jimmy Heath. When not touring internationally with her own group, she is a member of bassist Ron Carter's group, Foursight Quartet. Renee has released 12 solo albums and amassed 4 JUNO Awards.

Not given to hyperbole, the New York Times says simply of her: “She’s a virtuoso...but a quiet one.” Gershwin In Blue - An Evening of George Gershwin with David Braid, Jackie Richardson & The Brian Barlow Big Band David Braid Jackie Richardson Maclean’s Magazine refers to him as “a genius to call our own.” A double JUNO winner, pianist David Braid has been quietly carving out an impressive international reputation with a one-of-a-kind freshness and creativity. Gershwin in Blue - an all-Gershwin evening with the Brian Barlow Big Band - will feature David playing the eternal Rhapsody in Blue on the 90th anniversary of its inaugural performance in 1924. The Barlow band, comprised of Canada’s finest musicians, will accompany David with a special big band arrangement created specifically for this performance. A dazzling performer, Jackie Richardson possesses a powerful and supple voice that is a perfect match for her vibrant, and engaging stage presence. The awards and nominations for Jackie's four-decade-long body of work include JUNO, Gemini, Jessie, Bessie and Maple Blues awards along with a Canadian Black Achievement Award for the Arts.

She has performed and recorded with countless musicians and ensembles, including Ray Charles, Salome Bey, Doug Riley, Celine Dion, Anne Murray, Oliver Jones, Guido Basso, The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. 2013 performers JAZZ GALA WITH THE DIXIE DEMONS Wednesday August 14 The Dixie Demons first got together in 1984 and have played steadily for almost three decades in engagements throughout Ontario and New York State. The Demons are co-led by clarinetist Ross Wooldridge and trombonist and founder Dan Douglas. They are joined by Steve Crowe on trumpet, Doug Burrell on tuba, Phil Disera on banjo and Chris Lamont on drums. They have two CD's to their credit: 'Live at the Rex' and 'Fossil Fuel'.

OSCAR pETERSON's NIGHT TRAIN WITH DAVE YOUNG, ROBI BOTOS, TERRY CLARKE, Warren Stirizinger & KEVIN TURCOTTE Dave Young Robi Botos It’s been nearly six years since “the Maharajah of the keyboard” (as Duke Ellington referred to Oscar Peterson) passed away. The legacy: an astounding eight Grammy awards in the 60-year career of a musician described by most of his contemporaries as the greatest jazz pianist who ever lived. Three of Canada’s finest musicians, all of whom had a relationship with Oscar, will resurrect the memory of the legendary Oscar Peterson Trio and its recording of the 1962 album Night Train - one of Peterson’s most commercially successful recordings. Bassist Dave Young was a musical colleague and a long-time friend; pianist Robi Botos was mentored by and opened for Peterson, and drummer Terry Clarke recorded with him. In the second half of the show, trumpeter Kevin Turcotte and guitarist Warren Stirizinger will turn the trio into a quintet to explore more “Aspects of Oscar” – the title of the group’s concert series that recalls Peterson’s regular championing of the twentieth century’s greatest songwriters.

Toronto-based and Winnipeg-born multiple-award-winning bassist and composer Dave Young is, without a doubt, one of Canada’s most valuable and beloved musical exports. The list of musicians with whom Dave has shared the stage is a virtual “who’s who” of international jazz, including the late Oscar Peterson. Born in Hyiregyhaza, Hungary, Robi Botos moved to Toronto in 1998. Since that time he has been featured with many of Canada’s foremost jazz artists. In 2004 he won the first and public prize in the Montreux Jazz Festival solo piano competition. The jury members included Quincy Jones, Michel Camilo and Gary Burton. Robi has been a frequent visitor to the County and we are proud to consider him part of the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival family. THE JENSEN SISTERS CHRISTINE JENSEN INGRID JENSEN The Jensens - trumpeter Ingrid and sister saxophonist Christine - grew up in a music-saturated British Columbia home where Mom exposed them to everything from Chopin to Broadway to big bands.

Although both have earned wide individual acclaim, the Jensens have collaborated and played together all over the world…Seattle's Jazz Alley, New York's Museum of Modern Art, as well as international tours and cruises. After earning a master’s degree in jazz performance from McGill, Christine carved out a career in small and large ensembles. Her quartet has performed at Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center, and she’s frequently heard live in concert on CBC radio and Radio-Canada's Espace-Musique. In recent years, her music has taken her to India, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Denmark, Mexico, Sweden, Turkey, and Haiti. 'Treelines - The Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra' won the 2011 Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, along with Quebec’s Opus Award for jazz recording of the year. Downbeat Magazine described it as “…a stunning orchestral debut…****1/2 stars.” Also a composer, she contributed compositions to her sister’s debut album, Vernal Fields (Enja Records), which won a JUNO.

A graduate of Boston’s Berklee School, Ingrid’s trumpet career has delivered her from the subways of New York City to a JUNO award and sharing stages with the likes of the Grammy award-winning Maria Schneider Orchestra. A wide-ranging list of musical collaborations and projects includes Saturday Night Live, The Playboy Jazz Festival with the Bill Cosby All-Stars, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, bassist Ron Carter, piano virtuoso Mulgrew Miller, and the Grammy-winning saxophonist Kenny Garrett. Recent gigs and recordings include The Mosaic Project with Terri-Lynn Carrington, Esperanza Spaulding and Geri Allen, and her sister’s Juno-winning Christine Jensen Orchestra. Ingrid’s fifth small group CD, At Sea, also produced a JUNO award. Ingrid is artist-in-residence on the trumpet faculty at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She conducts master classes, clinics, and workshops around the world.

THE CANADIAN SONGBOOK WITH PHIL DWYER, LAILA BIALI, GUIDO BASSO, ROB PILTCH, GEORGE KOLLER & DAVIDE DIRENZO SATURDAY AUGUST 17 Phil Dwyer Laila Biali 'The Canadian Songbook' re-invents the music of various Canadian songwriters – the obvious, from Neil Young to Joni Mitchell to Leonard Cohen to Gordon Lightfoot – to the lesser-known songwriters such as francophone indie act Karkwa. In past performances, Dwyer’s new takes on familiar songs have included everything from a jazz waltz for Randy Bachman’s She’s Come Undone, to a post-bop makeover of Ian Tyson’s Four Strong Winds, and lots in between! Fresh off his second career JUNO win for contemporary jazz album of the year (Changing Seasons), saxophonist/pianist/composer Phil Dwyer caught the jazz world’s attention as a 17-year-old saxophone player in Fred Stride’s West Coast Jazz Orchestra.

A career with roots in Vancouver, New York, Edmonton, Toronto and now back on Vancouver Island, it also includes performances on JUNO-winning albums by Hugh Fraser, Don Thompson, Guido Basso, Joe Sealy and Molly Johnson. Award-winning Canadian Jazz pianist, vocalist and songwriter Laila Biali has toured with Suzanne Vega, Chris Botti and Paula Cole and recorded with and supported Sting. Her latest recording, Tracing Light, received a JUNO nomination and her most recent release, Live in Concert, recorded in February 2012 at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, captures the spirit of live performance so essential to Jazz. Laila is also a member of the all-female New York based quartet Rose & the Nightingale. Her accolades include "SOCAN Composer of the Year" and "Keyboardist of the Year" at Canada's National Jazz Awards. She currently splits her time between New York City and Toronto. The Songbook quintet includes Canada’s Order of Canada flugelhorn master and Festival Artist-In-Residence Guido Basso, bassist George Koller, guitarist Rob Piltch, and drummer Davide DiRenzo.

BENNY GOODMAN AT CARNEGIE HALL AN ALL-STAR BIG BAND RE-CREATION OF THE HISTORIC 1938 concert January 16, 1938. Carnegie Hall, New York City. Jazz - the devil’s music - invades the hallowed home of classical concerts. That very week, the King of Swing, Benny Goodman, worried it would be a disaster. It would, however, turn out to be the most important jazz concert of the twentieth century. Now, 75 years later, the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival is proud to present a re-creation of this revolutionary moment in jazz history. The small ensemble and big band Carnegie Hall music of legends such as Goodman, Harry James, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson and Count Basie will ring out again, performed by a great big band full of world-class Canadian jazz musicians. Bob DeAngelis (clarinet) Wednesday August 15 Guido Basso As a teenager in Montreal, Guido Basso’s professional career began in dance and show bands. In the late fifties, he hit the road with Vic Damone, Pearl Bailey and her husband/bandleader, Louis Bellson.

Since then, he has fashioned an Order-of-Canada career not only as a jazz trumpeter and bandleader, but also as the world’s unchallenged master of jazz ballads on the flugelhorn. The Basso theory: one attacks the trumpet, and makes love to the flugelhorn. He recorded an incredible 30 albums with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass, and won a 2004 JUNO award in the traditional jazz category for his recording Lost in the Stars. Russ little Russ Little’s career as one of the world’s premier jazz trombonists began before he graduated from high school, where he was mentored by George McRae. A founding member of the Canadian rock orchestra Lighthouse, his career wove its way through the bands of Woody Herman and Count Basie, and the Boss Brass. A conductor, composer, and arranger for all of Canada’s major TV networks, he then wrote and conducted for NBC, ABC, NFL Football, and the SCTV comedy series. A succession of internationally-acclaimed recordings resulted in a National Jazz Award as trombonist-of-the-year in 2007, and another nomination in 2008.

And he still plays with Lighthouse! Emilie-Claire Barlow Thursday August 16 Emilie-Claire Barlow – as captivating and evocative a chanteuse as she is - is much more than that. An accomplished arranger and interpreter, she is the product of an exceptionally talented jazz family. Encouraged to sing early and often, she also learned to play piano, clarinet, cello and violin. A flourishing radio and television voice acting career began at the age of seven. Children of the 90s (and their parents!) may know her as Sailor Mars or Venus in the hit children’s TV show Sailor Moon. The singing accolades: four Juno nominations arising from eight albums since 1998, and the National Jazz Awards’ vocalist-of-the- year in 2008. Joining Emilie-Claire will be Davide DiRenzo - drums; Bill McBirnie - flute; Kelly Jefferson - saxophone; Mark Kieswetter - piano; Ross MacIntyre - bass; Reg Schwager - guitar; William Sperandei - trumpet.

Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Legacy Band Friday August 17 Described by his own musicians as a “legitimate” legend, drummer Louis Hayes counts Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and J.J. Johnson among those he’s played with. But his most famous boss may well have been the popular 60s blues and soul-jazz saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, who died of a stroke at the age of 46 in 1975. He’s been leading the Cannonball band since the late 90s, but never stops breathing new life into Adderley’s music that crossed into the popular consciousness 45 years ago. The quintet showcases some of New York’s hottest players – Vincent Herring on alto sax, Jeremy Pelt on trumpet, Rick Germanson on piano and Richie Goods on bass. Tribute to George Shearing with Don Thompson, Reg Schwager, Neil Swainson, Bernie Senensky & Terry Clarke Saturday August 18 Born in 1919, British pianist George Shearing was the youngest of nine children, and would play the piano eventually for three presidents after emigrating to the U.S.

in 1947. His quartets and quintets were so popular that two of his standards – September in the Rain, and Lullaby of Birdland – sold in the million-copy range, a huge success for jazz recordings. A collaboration with Mel Torme resulted in two Grammy awards in and 1983 and 1984; major influences were Teddy Wilson, Fats Waller, and the Glenn Miller reed section. He died in February 2011. This all-Canadian tribute led by Don Thompson on vibes features Bernie Senensky on piano, and musicians who, like Thompson, played with Shearing’s band: Neil Swainson on bass, Terry Clarke on drums, and Reg Schwager on guitar. Boss Brass Reunion Sunday August 19 For thirty years, the Boss Brass, led by the legendary Rob McConnell, set the big band jazz standard in Canada and well beyond. Described by Mel Torme as one of the best bands he ever worked with, the “Brass” wowed not only fans but also the best jazz musicians everywhere. Awards piled up: three Grammys and five Junos, and lots of nominations.

McConnell, revered as “a true renaissance man in the genre of jazz,” passed away on May 1, 2010, at the age of 75. This performance is the first Boss Brass “reunion” since; the musicians are all former members of the band. Conductor/arranger: Rick Wilkins Saxes: John Johnson, Vern Dorge, Alex Dean, Pat LaBarbera, Bob Leonard. Trumpets: Dave Dunlop, Steve McDade, Guido Basso, John MacLeod, Jason Logue. Trombones: Al Kay, Russ Little, Bob Livingston, Colin Murray. French horns: James MacDonald and Gary Pattison. Piano: Don Thompson.

Question: Who was the Canadian jazz pianist (1925-2007), winner of eight Grammy Awards who released over 200 recordings?
Answer: OSCAR PETERSON