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100 Years of Oscar Peterson
with Brian Barlow Big Band & Friends
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 2 PM – AT THE BARN
Duke Ellington called him the “Maharaja of the keyboard” but to his friends, he was
simply “O.P.”
The summer season ends with a special 100th birthday celebration for a true
Canadian icon. Oscar Peterson was considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all
time and a prolific composer who greatly influenced the Canadian and international
jazz scene.
In celebration, Brian Barlow and his amazing Big Band present a spectacular
concert featuring Oscar’s famous “Canadiana Suite”, a musical journey across his
beloved Canada (including a visit to the Calgary Stampede!), as well as the music of
other great Canadian jazz artists influenced by Oscar including Moe Koffman, Rob
McConnell and Phil Nimmons. Expect a mix of dazzling arrangements for big band
including his ‘Hymn To Freedom’ along with a few intimate trio numbers in keeping
with the format that Oscar used most of his long and distinguished career. Don’t
miss this top-flight, all-Canadian tribute to one of this country’s – and the world’s –
greatest jazz artists.