OSCAR NIGHT Remembering Oscar Peterson

Craig Milverton, British piano genius, paid tribute to his idol Oscar Peterson at an Oscar Night concert promoted by SootsJazz at Andover Lights, Hampshire, on January 25 2008. Craig exhibits the full range of his keyboard skill on this solo performance of Someone to Watch Over Me. For the rest of the concert he was accompanied by dynamic trio Dominic Ashworth (guitar), Bobby Worth (drums) and Luke Steele (bass). The live concert was recorded and will be released on CD later this year. Full details at http:www.craigmilverton.co.uk

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• jazz
• oscar
• peterson
• piano
• craig
• milverton
• genius
• Sootsjazz
• maestro
• andover
• lights

[ukjazzman]

You expect him to be as good as Oscar then? I don't know of any Piano player in the UK who come as close to Oscar as Craig. Come on give him credit - he's amazing.

[nitekatt2007]

I have always been an Oscar P fan. What's this fellow's name? He must play the piano all day and doesn't sleep, hehe. I met Oscar in Boston years ago and he said he was practicing up to 15 hours daily and had perfect pitch, which certainly doesn't hurt.I just discovered him. He has really done his homework and applies it all the way. Was he a student of Oscar's personally? Whoever he is, he has done an impeccable tribute, very complex technique, 5*****

[filistro]

Really inspired of the great Oscar. Very good technique! Great plaing.

[Dolphidood]

If I could play like this, I would play all day. Nice...

[MrDopeydee]

I had the pleasure of hearing Craig play in concert last week, for the first time. He is just amazing - a superb natural and instinctive jazz musician. He kept me smiling all evening in admiration, and virtual disbelief. Truly one of the "GREATS." I also had the pleasure of meeting this guy - and he is "a true gent" of the first order. Unforgetable. Just make sure you go to see him play.

[exjazzbassbaz]

his sons are right to be proud of dad this is brilliant nice tribute to a jazz legend

[rubetube100]

He's My Jazz piano teacher at Exeter College, He is absolutely Class!!!!

[4444frank11]

[Comment Part 2:] But it is true artistic homage, for Criag is not some unimaginative copycat, he has his very own marvellous, distinctive musical voice, and it's beautiful. In fact I think he has one of the most beautiful, lyrical Jazz voices on piano today. Personally I think he's one of the best Jazz pianists in the world. Check out 'Threeflow' for example. Just Google his name for his website, and check Amazon too.

[4444frank11]

[Comment Part 1 (sorry , can't fit in everything I want to say in exactly 500 words):] I've met Craig a few times and had some small degree of (non-musical)interaction with him on a couple of projects, and I can tell you that not only is he a brilliant jazz pianist but also a lovely, warm, unpretentious guy with a generous spirit. Peterson is his hero and it comes perfectly naturally to Craig to pay homage; his 2008 'Live at the Lights: A Tribute to Oscar Peterson' is a treat.

[cilcsster]

July 1/10 is Canada Day, and the q!ueen unveiled a life-sized statue of Oscar sitting at his piano in our capital of Ottawa adjacent to The Art Centre. I was fortunate to attend the memorial for Oscar held at Roy Thompson Hall in '07 in Toronto.

There'll Always Be An England,!

[cilcsster]

Thank-you for this, it is thrilling to listen to Craig for the 1st time, i'll be listening for him in the future. For those of you (like me) who have been fans of Oscar (since 1946!) please check out Marian Petrescu's tribute to Oscar on Resonance Records!

[ROBERTPATTINSONXXXXX]

blogdocrato shut up this is my dad and he is amazing! oscar is his idol and if u look closely this is a video remembering oscar so obviously its gunna be a song tat oscar played!! and of course he dont sound like oscar he is craig milverton duh!