(Toronto) The Royal Canadian Mint is launching a special coin in honor of music legend Oscar Peterson.
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The dollar coin is expected to be unveiled at an event in Toronto on Thursday morning. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to attend alongside the jazz pianist’s widow, Kelly Peterson, and her daughter, Celine Peterson.
Pianist and composer Thompson Egbo-Egbo will pay tribute to Mr. Peterson with a special performance.
Born in Montreal in 1925, Oscar Peterson is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of his generation, winning numerous Juno and Grammy awards during his 60-year career.
He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame before dying of kidney failure in 2007 at the age of 82.