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Memorial Page for Oscar Peterson

Aug 15, 1925 – Dec 23, 2007(82 years)Died in:Mississauga, Ontario

Canadian jazz pianist

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Biography

Birthplace

Montreal, Quebec

Place of Death

Mississauga, Ontario

Nationality

Canada

Cause of Death

kidney failure

Burial Place

Erindale

Occupation(5)

jazz pianistbandleadercomposermusicologistactor

Awards(10)

Canadian Music Hall of FameGovernor General's Performing Arts AwardGlenn Gould PrizeGrammy Lifetime Achievement AwardPraemium ImperialeBBC Jazz AwardsCompanion of the Order of CanadaOrder of OntarioKnight of the National Order of QuebecOfficer of Arts and Letters

Education(2)

The Royal Conservatory of MusicHigh School of Montreal

Oscar Peterson (* August 15, 1925 in Montreal; † December 23, 2007 in Mississauga) was a canadian jazz pianist. He was 82 years old. His education included The Royal Conservatory of Music and High School of Montreal. He received 10 awards, including Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Governor General's Performing Arts Award. His cause of death was kidney failure. He was buried at Erindale.

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Born in Montreal, Quebec

1925

Knight of the National Order of Quebec

1991

Glenn Gould Prize

1993

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

1997

Praemium Imperiale

1999

Died in Mississauga, Ontario (kidney failure)

2007

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Oscar Peterson. Forever remembered.