Performers

Peter Appleyard

Jazz Musician Peter Appleyard has been described as a Canadian treasure. A versatile studio percussionist and nightclub/TV personality in Toronto, he moved to Canada in 1951 as a drummer and soon turned to the vibraphone. Appleyard's TV shows included the CBC's Mallets and Brass (1969, with flugelhornist Guido Basso) and the syndicated Peter Appleyard Presents (1977-80). He has made guest appearances on the Wayne and Shuster Shows and also for Anne Murray, Oscar Peterson, Gordon Lightfoot and many major television specials seen in Canada. Appleyard, who has conducted his Canadian career with a keen instinct for popular tastes, has recorded several light-instrumental albums, including Swing Fever (1982), as well as the jazz CDs Barbados Hot and Barbados Cool (1990). His version of The Lincolnshire Poacher was a pop hit in the early 1970s. Appleyard also recorded with Oscar Peterson on several occasions including the award winning "A Place To Stand". Appleyard has worked abroad with Benny Goodman, Dick Hyman, Mel Tormé, Bob Wilber and other noted US jazz musicians. Peter’s recent performance with the Kitchener-Waterloo Orchestra was a great success. He was made an Officer in the Order of Canada in 1992.