Feb 3, 2026 12:10 AM
In Memoriam: Ken Peplowski, 1959–2026
Ken Peplowski, a clarinetist and tenor saxophonist who straddled the worlds of traditional and modern jazz, died Feb. 2…
Drummer Billy Martin, of Medeski Martin & Wood, will be touring the northeast U.S. with drummer Calvin Weston (Ornette Coleman/Lounge Lizards/Marc Ribot) as a duet. Calvin and Martin have been playing together for 20 years.
Tour dates include:
Dec.2: Club Helsinki, Great Barrington, Mass.
Dec.3: Maxwells, Hoboken, N.J.
Dec.4: Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia
Dec.6: The Stone Church, Newmarket, N.H.
Dec.7: Cambridge YMCA Theater, Cambridge, Mass.
Dec.8: Riverspace, Nyack, N.Y.
Dec.21: Issue Project Room (special guest: author, Paul Auster) Brooklyn, N.Y.
Martin also worked recently with TrickleUp.org for its new video that aims to help the poverty stricken in India, Africa and Latin America. More info: trickleup.org
Peplowski first came to prominence in legacy swing bands, including the final iteration of the Benny Goodman Orchestra, before beginning a solo career in the late 1980s.
Feb 3, 2026 12:10 AM
Ken Peplowski, a clarinetist and tenor saxophonist who straddled the worlds of traditional and modern jazz, died Feb. 2…
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