Movies: Oscar Peterson

A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca (1942) attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart....

Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters....

In this extraordinary short animation, Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly onto their filmstrip. The result is a vivid interpretation, in fluid lines and colour, of jazz music played by the Oscar Pe...

The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration - Andrea Martin and Alan Thicke co-hosted the 90-minute event on June 3, 1989, complete with songs written specifically for the celebration with over 5,000 performers which was broadcast nationwide on the CBC,...

The history of Canada's black population....

This riveting music documentary traces the history of Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson, from his early days as Montreal's teenage Boogie-Woogie sensation through his meteoric rise to international celebrity with Norman Granz and the ground-breaking J...

Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as we...

Veteran radio, theatre, television and film actor Christopher Plummer has played a thousand parts, but beneath that elegant stage presence lies the restless heart of a risk-taker. Don't miss this engaging biography....

Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduced bossa nova to a worldwide audience with "The Girl from Ipanema." This relaxed, cool, sensuous music blended jazz and samba. After recording an album...

A Night In Vienna was recorded at Musikverein in Vienna, Austria on Friday, November 21st, 2003. The Gala Concert was part of the 175th anniversary celebrations for Bosendorfer. During the festive week which would climax with the concert, the Preside...

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Take an in-depth look at the life and talent of the trailblazing musician who conquered racial barriers to leave an indelible mark on the jazz world....

Brilliantly mixing animated sequences and archival footage, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre paints a touching portrait of virtuoso pianist Oscar Peterson....

Montreal of another time is reborn into screen through images from a hundred of movies and shorts produced by the National Film Board of Canada while at its first four decades of existence. Port activities, musical shows, presence of Church, labors l...

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest names in American music, including the godfather of New Orleans jazz Louis Armstrong, the King of Swing...

Inspired by the song Tenderly Jack Lawrence and Walter Gross, a tender animation on a florist and a sweeper that she falls madly in love....

World Premiere of Oscar Peterson's Easter Suite for Jazz Trio specially composed for this recording Easter Suite for Jazz Trio by Oscar Peterson in nine movements: 1- The Last Supper, 2- The Garden of Gethsemane, 3- Denial, 4- Why have you betrayed...

Some of Ella Fitzgerald's finest performances, captured on BBC programmes from over the years and including such classics songs as Day by Day, Cheek to Cheek and Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye....

Presenting the world's greatest jazz singer accompanied by The Tommy Flanagan Trio....