Ken Peplowski

Ken Peplowski
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Background information
Birth name	Ken Pepowski
Born	May 23, 1959 (1959-05-23) (age 49)
Origin	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Genre(s)	Dixieland Swing Mainstream jazz Traditional pop
Instrument(s)	Clarinet Tenor saxophone
Label(s)	Arbors Records
Associated acts	Tommy Newsom Howard Alden Kenny Davern

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.

[edit] 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)

Released	Album	Notes	Label
2006-05-08	"Dialogues"	w/ Kenny Davern	Arbors Records
2001-10-30	"The Jazz KENnection"	-	Arbors Records

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