Ken Peplowski

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Name = Ken Peplowski


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Origin = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Instrument = Clarinet
Tenor saxophone
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Genre = Dixieland
Swing
Mainstream jazz
Traditional pop
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Label = Arbors Records
Associated_acts = Tommy Newsom
Howard Alden
Kenny Davern
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Ken Peplowski (b. May 23, 1959) is a jazz clarinetist born in Cleveland, Ohio, known primarily for playing in the swing music idiom. He is sometimes compared to Benny Goodman in terms of tone and virtuosity. For over a decade, Peplowski recorded for Concord Records; his most recent albums have appeared on the "Nagel-Heyer Records" record label.

In 2007 Peplowski was named jazz advisor of Oregon Festival of American Music and music director of Jazz Party at The Shedd, both in Eugene, Oregon.

Discography

*"Lost In The Stars"
*"And Heaven, Too… Vol. II"
*"All This… Vol. I"
*"Last Swing of the Century"
*"That Feeling of Jazz" (with Tommy Newsom)
*"Grenadilla"
*"A Good Read"
*"The Other Portrait"
*"It’s a Lonesome Old Town"
*"Encore!" (with Howard Alden)
*"Live at the Ambassador Auditorium"
*"Steppin’ with Peps"
*"Concord Duo Series, Volume three"
*"The Natural Touch"~ Winner of The Prises Der Duetschen Schallplatten
*"Kritik" (German Grammy)
*"Groovin’ High" (with Scott Hamilton & Spike Robinson)
*"The Bossa Nova Years" (with the Charlie Byrd Trio)
*"Illuminations"
*"Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool"
*"Sonny Side"
*"Double Exposure"
*"Dearest Duke" (with Carol Sloane) (Arbors Records)
*"The Feeling Of Jazz" (w/ Tommy Newsom) (Arbors Records)
*"The Music of Bob Haggart Featuring His Porgy and Bess Arrangements" w/ Randy Sandke (Arbors Records)
*"The Michael Moore Trio: The History of Jazz Vol. 2: Dedications" (Arbors Records)

With Kenny Davern

External links

elected biographies

*http://www.hawaiijazz.com/ken_peplowski_bio.htm
*http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B6zkqoa9abijv

Other

* [http://www.kenpeplowski.com/ The official Ken Peplowski homepage]