Ken Peplowski
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Clarinet, tenor saxophone |
Labels | Concord, Nagel-Heyer, Arbors |
Website | kenpeplowski |
Ken Peplowski (born May 23, 1959)tenor saxophonist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States,[1] and known primarily for playing swing music. For over a decade, Peplowski recorded for Concord Records.
In 2007, Peplowski was named jazz advisor of
The Shedd, both in Eugene, Oregon
.
Awards and honors
- Best Jazz Record of the Year, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, The Natural Touch (1992)[2]
- The Satchmo Award presented by the Jazz Club of Sarasota in March, 2014[1]
Discography
As leader/co-leader
- Double Exposure (Concord Jazz, 1988) – recorded in 1987
- Sonny Side (Concord Jazz, 1989)
- The Ken Peplowski Quintet, Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool (Concord Jazz, 1990)
- Illuminations (Concord Jazz, 1991)
- Natural Touch (Concord Jazz, 1992)
- Steppin' with Peps (Concord Jazz, 1993)
- Ken Peplowski and Howard Alden with Howard Alden (Concord Jazz, 1993) – recorded in 1992
- Live at Ambassador Auditorium (Concord Jazz, 1994)
- Encore with Howard Alden (Concord Jazz, 1995)
- It's a Lonesome Old Town (Concord Jazz, 1995)
- The Other Portrait (Concord Concerto, 1996)
- Grenadilla (Concord Jazz, 1998)
- Last Swing of the Century (Concord Jazz, 1999)
- The Feeling of Jazz with Tommy Newsom (Arbors, 1999)
- Just Friends with George Masso (Nagel-Heyer, 2002)
- Easy to Remember (Nagel-Heyer, 2004)
- Memories of You (Venus, 2006) – recorded in 2005
- When You Wish Upon a Star (Venus, 2007) – recorded in 2006
- Happy Together: Live at Birdland Volume One with Jesper Thilo (Nagel-Heyer, 2008)
- Pow-Wow with Howard Alden (Arbors, 2008)
- Ken Peplowski Gypsy Jazz Band, Gypsy Lamento (Venus, 2008) – recorded in 2007
- Every Time We Say Goodbye (Venus, 2008) – recorded in 2007
- Stardust with the New York Trio (Venus, 2009) – recorded in 2008
- E Pluribus Duo with Dick Hyman (Victoria, 2009)
- Noir Blue (Capri, 2010)
- Like a Lover with Nicki Parrott (Venus, 2011) – recorded in 2017
- In Search Of (Capri, 2011)
- Live at the Kitano with Dick Hyman (Victoria, 2013)
- Maybe September (Capri, 2013)
- The Clarinet Maestros with Julian Marc Stringle, Craig Milverton (Merfangle, 2015)
- At the Watermill with Alan Barnes (Woodville, 2015)
- Enrapture (Capri, 2016)
- Duologue with Adrian Cunningham (Arbors, 2018) – recorded in 2010
- Amizade with Diego Figueiredo (Arbors, 2019)[3][4]
- Ken Peplowski Quartet, Petite Fluer (Venus, 2019) – recorded in 2018
As sideman
With Charlie Byrd
With Eddie Higgins
With Dick Hyman
With Susannah McCorkle
With Nicki Parrott
With Leon Redbone
With Randy Sandke
With Loren Schoenberg
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Publications
References
- ^ a b c "Ken Peplowski | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ "The Natural Touch - Ken Peplowski Quintet | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ Ken Peplowski/Diego Figueiredo, Amizade. Review by Alex Henderson, NYCJR, February 2020, Issue 214, page 38 - retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Ken Peplowski | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2021.