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Ken Peplowski (born 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. <a h
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“Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is most certainly one of those few. The man is magic.” -Mel Torme, “Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is most certainly one of those few. The man is magic.” -Mel Torme
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- human
- Given name
- Ken
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- swing
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- clarinet
- Record label
- Concord Records
- Official website
- www.kenpeplowski.com
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- PeplowskiKen2007.jpg
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- Ken Peplowski
- date of birth
- 1959-05-23
- date of death
- 2026-02-02
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