Oscar Peterson - Hardcover

Barris, Alex

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0002000822 ISBN 13: 9780002000826

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

This biography about Oscar Peterson, the great jazz pianist, is a candid stroll through modern music history. The author knew Oscar Peterson since the late 1940s & was granted extensive interview time & access to his subject.

About this title

About the Author:

Alex Barris is a writer and broadcaster, well-known for his CBC TV and Radio appearances for several decades. He was the host of a number of television variety programs, including “The Barris Beat,” in which he profiled many Canadian musical artists. Among his publishing credits are Front Page Challenge: History of a Television Legend; Hollywood’s Other Men; Hollywood’s Other Women; Hollywood According to Hollywood; Stop the Presses! The Newspaperman in American Films, and with Ted Barris, Days of Victory: Canadians Remember 1935-1945 and Making Music: Profiles from a Century of Canadian Music. Alex Barris is a member of the Order of Canada. He and his wife, Kay, live in Toronto.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0002000822
• ISBN 13: 9780002000826
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1