Jazz Canadian music genres

oscar emmanuel peterson 1977

jazz genre of african american music present in canada since @ least 1910s. in 1919–1920 in vancouver, jelly roll morton, new orleans pianist, played band. during period, canadian groups such winnipeg jazz babies , westmount jazz band of montreal found regional acclaim.

during swing boom of late 1930s , 1940s, canada produced such notable bandleaders ellis mclintock, bert niosi, jimmy davidson, mart kenney, stan wood, , sandy de santis. in 1940s, bert niosi , oscar peterson became known. peterson became internationally acclaimed, , respected canadian jazz musician.

during 1970s , 1980s, jazz fusion band uzeb known domestic , international jazz group. since 2000, brand new list of canadian jazz artists has risen prominence, including diana krall, michael bublé, matt dusk, , molly johnson – attracting international acclaim , success. other highly notable canadian jazz artists ed bickert, lenny breau (born in maine lived in canada), , gil evans.