Daisy Elitha Peterson Sweeney (May 7, 1920 – August 11, 2017) was a

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classical music and piano teacher, known for having taught many of the most notable figures in Canadian jazz music. Sweeney was born Daisy Peterson in

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in 1920. Her students included Oliver Jones,

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, Reg Wilson, and her brother,

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. Sweeney would take her students to

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for preparatory exams and performances. Beyond teaching, she also co-founded the Montreal Black Community Youth Choir (now called the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir) with

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in 1974. She was also the mother of Canadian

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. Montreal Mayor

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tweeted in August 2017 that he intends for the city to name a street after her. In 2018, Sweeney was honoured with a community

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on a building in Montreal's

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neighbourhood."Daisy Sweeney mural 'captures her spirit,' says daughter at unveiling"

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Montreal, October 23, 2018. The artist, Kevin Ledo, also painted a mural of

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in the city's

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neighbourhood.

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*Daisy Peterson Sweeney {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweeney, Daisy 1920 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Canadian pianists 20th-century Black Canadian musicians Canadian people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Canadian people of British Virgin Islands descent Musicians from Montreal Canadian music educators Canadian women music educators Black Canadian women Anglophone Quebec people 20th-century Canadian women pianists Oscar Peterson