FAMED CANADIAN JAZZ MUSICIAN DIES

Jul 18, 2013

By AM740 Staff

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Canadian jazz musician Peter Appleyard has died at the age 85.

Vibraphonist Peter Appleyard was born in Winnipeg but spent much of his life in Toronto.

In recent years he was living in the village of Eden Mills, Ontario. It has a population of 350.

An avid equestrian, Appleyard lived in the lush farming area east of Guelph for 30 years performing regularly in the community hall.

His son Peter Appleyard Jr. says his dad passed away of natural causes.

 

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