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As he once told pianist Oscar Peterson, once a jazz musician, always a jazz musician.
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"Oscar Peterson, Cecil Taylor and McCoy Tyner are all constantly inspiring, " he says.
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Jazz musicians Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson once tickled its keys at a time when many other Vancouver venues barred black performers.
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Drawing from jazz legends such as Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Chick Corea, Eldar's style is marked by his incredibly precise technique and the complexity of his improvisation.
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Have them start, for example, with the late Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson, who accompanied almost anyone who was anyone in the jazz world, but who rarely sang, himself.
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That tune we played was the final track on your CD, as well as the final track on Oscar Peterson's Night Train album, which is more than 40 years old.
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The trio's CD Take It From the Top is a tribute to some of the great pianists who have influenced James' career, including Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington and Nat "King" Cole.
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So was Jazz at the Philharmonic, the now-legendary series of concert tours in which Granz brought together such illustrious artists as Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Buddy Rich and Lester Young.
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