Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson: Re-performance

Soundcheck | Oct 4, 2011

Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson passed away in 2007 - but a new album and performance series is bringing his music back to life. Durham, N.C.-based Zenph Sound Innovations used their digital player piano technology to "re-perform" never before-released recordings of Peterson from the 1970s and '80s, creating an album called "Unmistakable" that is being released this week. We talk with Zenph CEO John Q. Walker about the recording process and the authenticity of bringing a man's music to the stage and the recording studio - without the man himself.

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