Oscar Peterson, modern master of jazz piano, dies aged 82
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Herbie Hancock, his only obvious successor as the world's greatest jazz pianist, said he "redefined swing for modern jazz pianists for the latter half of the 20th century. Peterson was a rarity in many respects: a Canadian in a musical form dominated by Americans, and a jazz musician who made the transition to swing and blues from an early classical training. "I've always thought of him as Canada's national treasure," his friend and fellow musician Oliver Jones said. But, as his fellow pianist Benny Green once noted: "Oscar can do more with one hand than many pianists can do with two."
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