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…
On Monday May 4, a huge gathering of some of the world’s greatest jazz artists will converge on New York’s Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine to celebrate the life and music of the late trumpeter Freddie Hubbard.
Organized by musical director David Weiss, and hosted by Hubbard’s widow, Briggie, and son, Duane, the memorial will feature music from the like of Donald Byrd, Cedar Walton, Louis Hayes, Charles Tolliver, Gary Bartz, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath, Billy Harper, Joe Chambers, Wallace Roney, Buster Williams, Lenny White, Roy Hargrove, Joe Lovano, Eddie Henderson, Stanley Crouch, Randy Brecker, Javon Jackson, Christian McBride, Carl Allen, Reggie Workman, George Cables, Russell Malone, Jeremy Pelt, Vincent Herring, Larry Ridley, Killer Ray Appleton, Howard Johnson, George Coleman, Jimmy Owens, Pete “LaRoca” Sims and The New Jazz Composers Octet (David Weiss, Myron Walden, Jimmy Greene, Steve Davis, Norbert Stachel, Xavier Davis, Dwayne Burno, and E.J. Strickland).
The memorial will run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The family is asking that donations be made in Hubbard’s name to the Jazz Foundation of America. This can be made on-line at the Foundation’s web site, jazzfoundation.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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