Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich has started production on a feature documentary on the late Montreal-raised jazz legend Oscar Peterson.

A news release from Avrich’s Melbar Entertainment Group says Kelly Peterson, the widow of the virtuoso pianist, will act as consulting producer on “Oscar Peterson: Black and White.”

The film is billed as a “docu-concert” and will include archival concert footage as well as interviews with family members and musicians who played with the Grammy winner, who died in 2007 at the age of 82 in Mississauga, Ont.

It will also feature new performances from artists playing Peterson’s music, including Dave Young, Larnell Lewis, Jackie Richardson, Robi Botos, and Measha Brueggergosman.

Melbar says the documentary will explore Peterson’s life and acclaimed career, from his artistic influence and mentorship of other artists, to the racism that he endured and his legacy as “an uncompromising musician with a sense of racial pride.”

The film is set for a release in the fall and comes on the heels of the release of Historica Canada’s Heritage Minute on Peterson.