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Biography
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who is considered to be one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and received numerous other awards and honours. He played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, simply "O.P." by his friends, and was informally known in the jazz community as "the King of inside swing".
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Awards & recognition
- Canada's Walk of Fame · 2013
- Praemium Imperiale · 1999
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1997
- Loyola Medal · 1997
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1996
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- Glenn Gould Prize · 1993
- Knight of the National Order of Quebec · 1991
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Performance · 1990
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award · 1986
- honorary doctorate at the Laval University · 1985
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Performance · 1979
- Canadian Music Hall of Fame · 1978
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Performance · 1978
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Performance · 1977
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Instrumental Album · 1974
- BBC Jazz Awards
- Canadian Music Hall of Fame
- Companion of the Order of Canada
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- Order of Ontario
- Juno Award — Music DVD of the Year · 2005 · nominated
- Juno Award — Traditional Jazz Album of the Year · 1997 · nominated
- Juno Award — Traditional Jazz Album of the Year · 1991 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Performance · 1990 · nominated
- Juno Award — Traditional Jazz Album of the Year · 1980 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Performance · 1979 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Performance · 1978 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Performance · 1977 · nominated
- Juno Award — Traditional Jazz Album of the Year · 1977 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Jazz Instrumental Album · 1974 · nominated
