Who said anything about retirement?
Oliver Jones announced his official retirement in the year 2000. It seems however, that the pianist simply can’t resist returning to the music scene. In 2004, Oliver Jones was joined onstage by none other than his dear old friend, Oscar Peterson, in an unforgettable concert that was the main closing event and the highlight of the Festival-definitely another one for the history books. The following year found Jones joining forces with Montreal singer Ranee Lee, who had talked him out of retirement in 2000, to record the album called Just You, Just Me. He also found himself making his way to the stage once more to play a few tunes as part of the Festival Program. In spring 2004, he kept himself busy launching a new album, Second Time Around, and accepting an invitation to play at the Festival with a fellow pianist named Jones, Hank Jones, to be more precise.
