Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet - NAC Babs Asper!

Hey Note Lovers, it's Carolyn here. Come join us for Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet - NAC Babs Asper!

The year 2025 marks the centennial of Dr. Oscar Peterson, one of the great pianists in jazz history and a Canadian national treasure...

the Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet was formed and will consist of pianist Robi Botos, bassist Mike Downes and drummer Jim Doxas...

For this exceptional celebration, a distinguished guest will join the group. In this case, the virtuoso Swedish guitarist, Ulf Wakenius, who was the last guitarist of the Oscar Peterson Quartet. He certainly held one of the most prestigious tasks entrusted to a guitarist, that of accompanying Mr. Peterson from 1997 until the death of the great pianist in 2007....

Oscar Peterson’s youngest daughter, Céline Peterson, will join the quartet to offer the audience an intimate, anecdote-filled look into her father’s exceptional life and career.

(words from INFO from NAC and photo from his Toronto Musicians' Association bio In Memorium Oscar Emmanuel Peterson August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007 )

Date: Thursday Oct 9, 2025

Time: Show up at 7:00. Music is 7:30pm evening show

Location: Babs Asper Theatre. NAC -National Arts Centre 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1

Tickets : PICK ROW G near me in seat 3 and seats to the right of that at 45$
(you can also get 34$ or 64$ seats if you like)

***SEE MAP IN PHOTOS BELOW OF THE SEATING***
BUY YOUR TICKET HERE!

If you sit somewhere else it is okay because we'll all find each other to chat anyway.

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Good times!