Oscar Peterson: Black + White is a 2021 Canadian documentary film directed by Barry Avrich.Patrick Hipes, "‘Oscar Peterson: Black + White’ Trailer: First Look At TIFF-Bound Documentary About Jazz Icon". Deadline Hollywood, August 4, 2021. The film is a portrait of influential Canadian jazz icon Oscar Peterson, featuring interviews with and performances of his music by figures including Billy Joel, Jon Batiste, Quincy Jones, Ramsey Lewis, Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Dave Young, Larnell Lewis, Jackie Richardson, Joe Sealy, Measha Brueggergosman, Denzal Sinclaire, Robi Botos and Stu Harrison.
The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival."TIFF 2021: Oscar Peterson documentary, Cannes-winning Titane added to lineup". CBC News, August 4, 2021. It was distributed in Canada by Bell Media as a Crave Original, and internationally by Fremantle Media.Patrick Hipes, "Fremantle Scores Rights To Barry Avrich’s Oscar Peterson Documentary". Deadline Hollywood, April 9, 2021.
Reception Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series Randy Lennox, Jeffrey Latimer, Barry Avrich, Mark Selby Kelly Townsend, "CSAs ’22: Documentary features lead winners on night one". Playback, April 4, 2022. Best Direction in a Documentary Program Barry Avrich Best Visual Research Mark Selby Best Editing in a Documentary Program or Series Nicolas Kleiman Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022. Best Sound in a Non-Fiction Program or Series Doug McClement, Richard Spence-Thomas, Teresa Morrow, Gary Vaughan Best Writing in a Documentary Program Barry Avrich
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