Peplowski, who died Feb. 2, started playing clarinet professionally at age 10 and went on to perform with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and to record on his own. Originally broadcast July 7, 1999.

Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodman swing era and the genre-blurring present.

The clarinetist and saxophonist collaborated with Benny Goodman, Rosemary Clooney, Woody Allen, and more.

The Chippewa Valley Jazz Orchestra welcomes renowned composer and musician John Raymond for a one-night event tonight. The CVJO got its start in 2008 and, outside of COVID shutdown, has ...

David Miller's radio show, "Swingin' Down the Lane," now broadcast on more than 50 National Public Radio and community radio stations around the country, started out as "A Sentimental Journey." ...

The famed composer-conductor appreciates the comfort he takes with the Cleveland Orchestra; the ease he feels working with musicians who he believes understand him.

His passing came after a five-year battle with multiple myeloma, a cancer that begins in the plasma cells in the bone marrow, ...

The acclaimed clarinetist and saxophonist Ken Peplowski died on Sunday, Feb. 1, during The Jazz Cruise '26 ...

California Symphony, led by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera and Executive Director Lisa Dell, has unveiled its ...

After WWII, Powell moved to Hollywood to craft music for movies and cartoons, most notably the Tom and Jerry shorts. He made ...

Tuesday marked the 65th anniversary of “the day the music died.” In the early morning hours in 1959, a small airplane carrying early rock pioneers Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens crashed ...

This semi-formal event will be held in the lobby of the Jackson Sasser Fine Arts Hall and will include light appetizers and ...