Remembering clarinetist and tenor saxophonist Ken Peplowski

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.

Ken Peplowski, Who Helped Revive the Jazz Clarinet, Dies at 66

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

'The next step': CVJO welcomes trumpeter, composer John Raymond

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 ...
KU

Director of Player Development

Ashley Goodman joined head coach Lance Leipold’s staff as the Director of Player Development in February of 2022, after working with the FAU football program, Green Bay Packers and more. Goodman comes ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Young jazz musician forges a path playing traditional jazz from the Peninsula to New York

Nathan Tokunaga, who graduated from Belmont’s Carlmont High School this year, recently received the YoungArts Award. Past recipients include musicians Jon Batiste and Terence Blanchard. Courtesy High ...