1992 biography of jazz pianist Oscar Peterson; produced for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. View Video; 106 minutes; not rated, 2 box set, $29.98 Gene Lees’ book “The Will To Swing” is still by far ...

...long before other Americans saw the need to re-examine the concept of racial integration and equal rights, jazz performers and promoters were doing more than breaking down barriers; they were ...

Oscar Peterson's dazzling keyboard technique, commanding sense of swing and mastery of different piano styles could leave even his most accomplished peers awe-struck. His death brought forth tributes ...

NEW YORK -- As part of the celebration of Black History Month, Sandy Kenyon is taking a look at a jazz giant who was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, but came to write an anthem of the struggle of ...

REVIEW: Hulu documentary, 'Oscar Peterson: Black + White,' is the definitive chronicle of the genius jazz pianist, showing his journey to greatness and the sacrifice that came with it. The mark of a ...

Legend has it that Norman Granz wanted to introduce Oscar Peterson to America through his Carnegie Hall concerts, but the Canadian citizen couldn't obtain a work visa to allow him to appear. So Granz ...

Last week at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, the Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet and the National Arts Centre Orchestra presented Peterson’s civil rights anthem Hymn to Freedom and the world premiere of ...

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 ...