Passing: Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson

Jazz fans and Canadians both home and abroad are mourning the death of Oscar Peterson, the virtuoso known globally as one of the most talented musicians ever to play jazz piano.

Peterson died December 23 at his home in Mississauga, Ont., from kidney failure. He was 82.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/12/24/obit-peterson-oscar.html

Born and raised in Montreal, this is the local take from there:
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=54daa2fe-711e-4082-86a9-42d8ce1c6c3b

New York Times obituary:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/25/arts/25peterson.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries&oref=slogin