Oscar Peterson was one of the giants of jazz piano. Fast fingers and a hardwired sense of swing defined Peterson and made him a favorite musical partner for everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Herbie ...

Piano geniuses play ghost notes. Those are the sounds made by depressing a piano key halfway, without making a sound, and playing another chord at the same time. But what do the ghosts play? You can ...

To mark the forthcoming 90th birthday of the towering jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, who died in 2007 at age 82, a new recording will bring to light several of the virtuoso’s previously unheard ...

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 ...

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Oscar Peterson, who sat atop the world of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed swing, technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, has died, a friend of the ...

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 ...

The Bosendorfer Imperial grand piano in Oscar Peterson's home studio had hardly been played for years after the jazz legend's death in 2007. But the piano has gotten a workout over the past year as ...

As noted in the thoroughly entertaining “Oscar Peterson: Black + White,” the jazz giant never seemed to struggle, not musically: He arrived on the scene “fully formed,” someone notes, a technical ...

Oscar Peterson was one of the giants of jazz piano. On this program from 1998, Peterson demonstrates his deft touch and amazing technique. Oscar Peterson On Piano Jazz Oscar Peterson was one of the ...

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. By The Associated Press TORONTO — Oscar Peterson, whose ...