Oscar Peterson News

When Terry MacDonald was growing up in a Boston suburb in the mid 1950s, he became a member of the Teenage Jazz Club.

Incredible footage of Coltrane performing in 1960 with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb beginning his epic quest, with his Atlantic and Prestige recordings behind him and his Impulse ones to come.

Blue Music Group Drummer Terry Clarke has had a long and illustrious career. Born in Vancouver, Canada, Clarke moved to San Francisco in 1965 to play with John Handy III.

"Cakewalk" "My Romance" "Goodbye" "Body And Soul" " Indiana" December 25, 2009 - This week, Romanian pianist Marian Petrescu makes his Piano Jazz debut with guest host Renee Rosnes.

Here is a holiday gift suggestion for the jazz fan.... A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra by The Oscar Peterson Trio .

Do you remember hearing the news? It seems like yesterday but it's been two years since Oscar Peterson died.

Dave Young has had a long career as a classical music and jazz bass player. Before he found his niche in jazz, Young was the principal bassist with the Winnipeg and Edmonton Symphony Orchestras as well as the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.

After more than a half-century as a jazz pianist, and having learned valuable lessons early on from studying with Oscar Peterson and playing with Dizzy Gillespie, Mike Longo delivers an incredible repertoire of in-depth musical exploration on his latest trio recording, Sting Like a Bee .

This month marks the two-year anniversary of Oscar Peterson 's passing. The jazz legend continued to perform live until a year before he died at 82.

Marthe Sansregret's biography of Oliver Jones is, for the most part, a breezy read that offers plenty of detail about Jones's life, but not much analysis of his musical influences, style of playing or the role he played in advancing jazz in Montreal and in Canada.

Five out of five Jazz nuts are always on the make for the next coolest thing. But sometimes it's worth putting your money on a good old thing.

Last month, I inaugurated a featured called "Dynamic Duos." The concept is simple enough: Inveterate jazz fans know YouTube can be a fantastic resource for seeing/hearing your favorite artists.

In the second CTV Pops concert of the NAC's 40th Anniversary season, conductor Tommy Banks leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra and a constellation of jazz all-stars in Celebrating Oscar Peterson in Southam Hall on Thursday November 26, Friday November 27, and Saturday November 28 at 8 p.m. Katie Malloch, host of the CBC Radio Two jazz/soul ...

Hilary Kole has been wowing audiences in the Big Apple-from her early start with the Rainbow Room Orchestra, to her celebrated starring role in 'Our Sinatra" at the Algonquin Hotel, with ongoing performances at the esteemed jazz club Birdland, continuing engagements at Bemelmans at the Carlyle and just about every hot jazz spot and prestigious ...

Track Cakewalk Artist/Band Tony Foster Duration 02:59 Album In Between Moods Record Label Self Produced Description This Oscar Peterson composition is the second track from my 2009 trio debut release entitled In Between Moods .

SOURCE: LMC Media Multiple Award-winning Bassist, Composer and Arranger, Dave Young Releases New Quartet CD, Mean What You Say and...celebrates his new recording with a Special CD Launch at Toronto's vibrant new Jazz Venue, Thursday - November 12th - from 8:00 pm 'To my way of thinking, Dave Young is one of the most talented bassists on the jazz ...

May 2009 marks the release of jazz pianist and composer Tony Foster's debut trio recording entitled "In Between Moods". The recording features Joe Poole on drums and Russell Botten on bass.

Waif-like thin with spiky jet-black hair and a sassy look, Hiromi isn't your standard jazz pianist.

Stunt Records/Sundance Music Throughout the years, Danish jazz has been blessed with a host of talented bassists such as Bo Stief , Jesper Lundgaard and Jesper Bodilsen, but one name, in particular, has reached across the country's borders and become synonymous with virtuosity and melodic invention.

October 25, 2009, 7:27 AM / Jazz Ella Fitzgerald, "Twelve Nights in Hollywood" . A little bit of heaven in jazz song.