A few years ago, I heard a young vocalist—I can’t remember her name, and it’s probably better that way—trying to sing “Here’s to Life.” This song by arranger-composer Artie Butler and lyricist Phyllis ...
Ken Peplowski, an unquestioned master of contemporary mainstream jazz, has become synonymous with flawless virtuosity and teeming imagination on both the clarinet and tenor saxophone. Yet his talents ...
Never losing his passion for the stage, Ken Peplowski boarded a cruise only a few days ago for a string of performances. With passengers ready to kick off the vacation with great music, good food, and ...
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This song waited decades for the right musician
Some jazz standards become timeless hits, while others quietly fade from the spotlight despite their extraordinary beauty.
DAVID BIANCULLI, BYLINE: This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Ken Peplowski, the clarinetist and tenor saxophonist whose career spanned from the Benny Goodman Orchestra to decades of his own ...
How on earth do you successfully bind the music of Duke Ellington, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Fats Waller, Herbie Nichols, Bernard Herrmann, Peter Erskine, and Noël Coward into one coherent statement?
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