Ken Peplowski
Ken Peplowski (* 23. May 1959 in Cleveland , Ohio) is an American clarinetist of mainstream jazz . Occasionally he also plays tenor and alto saxophone .
Live and act
Peplowski began performing in public at the age of 10, initially playing in the family orchestra (his brother Ted plays the trumpet) and polka orchestras in the Cleveland area, but turned to jazz during his high school years . From 1978 to 1980 he toured with the "Ghost Orchestra" of Tommy Dorsey under the direction of Buddy Morrow (alto saxophone, but also clarinet), who heard Peplowski and his quartet at a jazz festival in Cleveland. During these tours he also had the opportunity to study with Sonny Stitt . In 1980 he moved to New York , where he played in various jazz styles. From 1984 he was a tenor saxophonist in the Benny Goodman Orchestra ( reissued by Benny Goodman two years before his death). He described Goodman, with whom he is often compared, as a tough ("extremely tough") bandleader, who was just as tough against himself as against others and with whom he got along well. From 1987 he recorded for Concord Records : He accompanied Mel Tormé and Rosemary Clooney ; He recorded over 20 albums as a leader, a. a. in a duet with the guitarist Howard Alden . He also released albums with Nagel-Heyer and Arbors Records . Peplowski can be heard on the soundtrack of several Woody Allen films. In 2007 he became a jazz consultant for the Oregon Festival of American Music and directed the jazz parties at the John G. Shedd Institute of the Arts in Eugene, Oregon .
Prizes and awards
His album "The Natural Touch" received the 1992 German Record Critics' Prize .
Web links
- Personal web presence
- Ken Peplowski at Allmusic (English)
- Biography on Jazzparty at The Shedd
- Ken Peplowski at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peplowski, Ken |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland , Ohio , USA |