2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of jazz icon Oscar Peterson. BuckingJam Palace starts the lead-in to a year-long celebration of the life and music of this Canadian treasure with an intimate experience of story and music: Oscar Peterson: Family Album.
Céline Peterson, daughter of Oscar and Kelly Peterson—and a distinguished contributor to the international jazz scene in her own right—joins three of Canada’s most accomplished jazz artists to share memories and music that will illuminate the incalculable impact of Oscar’s Peterson’s genius on generations of jazz musicians and music lovers.
Momentos from the Oscar Peterson estate will be on display before and after the concerts along with a collection of photos from the Peterson family archives.
Featured artists:
Céline Peterson: storyteller Robi Botos: piano Mike Downes: bass
This series is presented in collaboration with The Oscar PetersonEstate and is made possible by the generous sponsorship of ICM Asset Management, Larry and Jan Fichtner and Admiral Law.
Oscar Peterson: Family Album (Saturday Oct 12)
2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of jazz icon Oscar Peterson. BuckingJam Palace starts the lead-in to a year-long celebration of the life and music of this Canadian treasure with an intimate experience of story and music: Oscar Peterson: Family Album.
Céline Peterson, daughter of Oscar and Kelly Peterson—and a distinguished contributor to the international jazz scene in her own right—joins three of Canada’s most accomplished jazz artists to share memories and music that will illuminate the incalculable impact of Oscar’s Peterson’s genius on generations of jazz musicians and music lovers.
Momentos from the Oscar Peterson estate will be on display before and after the concerts along with a collection of photos from the Peterson family archives.
Featured artists:
Céline Peterson: storyteller Robi Botos: piano Mike Downes: bass
This series is presented in collaboration with The Oscar PetersonEstate and is made possible by the generous sponsorship of ICM Asset Management, Larry and Jan Fichtner and Admiral Law.
Oscar Peterson: Family Album (Friday Oct 11)
2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of jazz icon Oscar Peterson. BuckingJam Palace starts the lead-in to a year-long celebration of the life and music of this Canadian treasure with an intimate experience of story and music: Oscar Peterson: Family Album.
Céline Peterson, daughter of Oscar and Kelly Peterson—and a distinguished contributor to the international jazz scene in her own right—joins three of Canada’s most accomplished jazz artists to share memories and music that will illuminate the incalculable impact of Oscar’s Peterson’s genius on generations of jazz musicians and music lovers.
Momentos from the Oscar Peterson estate will be on display before and after the concerts along with a collection of photos from the Peterson family archives.
Featured artists:
Céline Peterson: storyteller Robi Botos: piano Mike Downes: bass
This series is presented in collaboration with The Oscar PetersonEstate and is made possible by the generous sponsorship of ICM Asset Management, Larry and Jan Fichtner and Admiral Law.
Laura Anglade
The best standards tell a story, one that is unique enough to ring true while remaining universal enough to join the ranks of those timeless songs that live on from generation to generation. On her striking new album Get Out of Town, French-American vocalist Laura Anglade weaves a grander, cinematic story of love and self-discovery from eleven classic songs that unfold through evolving scenarios and shifting locales.
Join us at BJP as Laura shares songs from her new album, accompanied by an outstanding trio of young jazz artists.
Laura Anglade – Vocals Sam Kirmayer – Guitar Valerie Lacombe – Drums John Chapman – Bass
Benjamin Deschamps: Augmented Reality
Benjamin Deschamps brings a quintet of outstanding Montreal musicians to BuckingJam Palace to present his latest project, Augmented Reality, his fourth album as a bandleader. BuckingJam regulars will remember Ben from his 2018 concert featuring the music of No Codes. We've been wanting to bring him back ever since and are delighted to be part of this western Canada tour!
Powerful, lyrical jazz presented with with an introspective and robust voice: this is Augmented Reality.