In the 1970s Peterson formed a trio with guitarist Joe Pass and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen . This trio emulated the success of the 1950s trio with Brown and Ellis and gave acclaimed performances at festivals . Their album '' The Trio '' won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group . On April 22 , 1978 , Peterson performed in the interval act for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 that was broadcast live from the Palais des congrès de Paris . In 1974 he added British drummer Martin Drew . This quartet toured and recorded extensively worldwide . Pass said in a 1976 interview , " The only guys I 've heard who come close to total mastery of their instruments are Art Tatum and Peterson "
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Oscar Peterson