Massey Hall presents

In celebration of GRAMMY Award-winning, International jazz legend Oscar Peterson’s 100th birthday next year, Massey Hall and the Oscar Peterson Estate announce a centennial celebration honouring the titan of jazz on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Oscar Peterson at 100: A Canadian Celebration will feature music from throughout Peterson's near seven-decade career, with a mix of both his original compositions and jazz standards, performed with love by an eclectic mix of artists, all of whom have drawn inspiration from Peterson's immeasurable legacy.

The evening, co-produced by Céline Peterson and JUNO Award-winning drummer, composer, educator, and this evening's Musical Director, Jim Doxas, was born from the pair's desire to curate an evening that embodied the excellence that Peterson led throughout his life.

To commemorate this momentous occasion, more than twenty acclaimed Canadian musicians will come together on the legendary Allan Slaight Stage at Massey Hall. With performances by Amanda Tosoff, Andrew McAnsh, Caity Gyorgy, Chet Doxas, Chris Butcher, Colleen Allen, Jim Doxas, Jocelyn Gould, Jodi Proznick, Joe Sealy, Kevin Turcotte, Laila Biali, Lex French, Mark McLean, Matt Woroshyl, Mike Downes, Reg Schwager, Robi Botos, Sean Nimmons, Taurey Butler, Thompson Egbo-Egbo and more!

The evening, co-produced by Céline Peterson and JUNO Award-winning drummer, composer, educator, and this evening's Musical Director, Jim Doxas, was born from the pair's desire to curate an evening that embodied the excellence that Peterson led throughout his life.

Dr. OSCAR EMMANUEL PETERSON, CC CQ OOnt., is one of the most prolific jazz pianists of all time, lending his name and talents to more than 500 recordings and earning 8 GRAMMY Awards (including Lifetime Achievement). Born in Montréal’s Little Burgundy, his immense talent, fierce determination and profound love for the artform caught the attention of jazz music’s greatest impresario and founder of Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP), Norman Granz. After accepting an invitation to perform as a surprise guest at a JATP show at Carnegie Hall at just twenty-four years old, Peterson would continue to tour with the group, performing with the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Herb Ellis, Clark Terry, Lester Young, and Lionel Hampton.

Featuring Performances By:
Amanda Tosoff
Andrew McAnsh
Caity Gyorgy
Chet Doxas
Chris Butcher
Colleen Allen
Jim Doxas
Jocelyn Gould
Jodi Proznick
Joe Sealy
Kevin Turcotte
Laila Biali
Lex French
Mark McLean
Matt Woroshyl
Mike Downes
Reg Schwager
Robi Botos
Sean Nimmons
Taurey Butler
Thompson Egbo-Egbo

Musical Director: Jim Doxas
Hosted by: Celine Petersn