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Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (* 15. August 1925 in Montréal, gest. 23. Dezember 2007 in Mississauga, Ontario) war ein kanadischer Jazz-Pianist. Peterson kam in einer musikalisch aktiven Familie zur Welt, die den neuen Sohn im Alter von fünf Jahren zunächst an der Trompete ausbildete. Wegen einer Tuberkulose-Erkrankung wechselte er mit sechs Jahren zum Klavier. Dieses Instrument sollte ihn sein Leben lang begleiten und weltberühmt machen. Der Sieg in einem Amateur-Wettbewerb machte ihn bereits mit 14 so populär, dass er eine eigene lokale Rundfunkshow bekam. 1944 wurde er Mitglied im Johnny Holmes Orchestra, wo er das Komponieren und Arrangieren lernte. Drei Jahre...

An exciting, serpentine solo maker in the mold of Don Cherry -- Peterson has chops but leaves precision to the wind in favor of spontaneous eruptions of melody. Peterson has a more well-rounded technique than Cherry, however, and plays with greater force. Unlike many contemporary free jazz players, Peterson is adept at older styles; he's played under such adventurous yet tradition-bound bandleaders as Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Gil Evans, and Elvin Jones, and with such dyed-in-the-wool avant-gardists as Roswell Rudd, Ken McIntyre, and Deidre Murray. As a youth, Peterson learned drums and cornet. He attended North Texas State University from 1967-1969...

Sir Shina Peters (born 30 May 1958) is a Nigerian Jùjú musician. Born Oluwashina Akanbi Peters in Ogun State, he invented Afro-juju in the late 1980s from Juju music. His immensely popular 1989 release Ace (Afro-Juju Series 1) thrust him back into the limelight after disappearing for some time. .