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…
From Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lenox, Mass., will host the Tanglewood Jazz Festival. The lineup for the mainstream fest has been set, and tickets go on sale Sunday, March 31 at 10 a.m. Tickets are available through the Boston Symphony’s SymphonyCharge at (888) 266-1200 or online at the BSO’s website, www.bso.org. Tickets are also available at the Bostix kiosks at Faneuil Hall and in Copley Square, at all Ticketmaster outlets, at the
Ticketmaster website, www.ticketmaster.com.
The lineup is as follows:
Aug. 30: Arturo Sandoval, Nestor Torres
Aug. 31, 1:30 p.m.: Organ Summit with the Jimmy McGriff Quartet and the Joey DeFrancesco Trio, with special guest David “Fathead” Newman
Aug. 31, 3 p.m.: Marian McPartland’s “Piano Jazz” with guest Sir Roland Hanna (Special taping of “Piano Jazz” for National Public Radio)
Aug. 31, 8 p.m.: Diana Krall; Roy Haynes “Birds Of a Feather” tribute to Charlie Parker
Sept. 1, 2 p.m.: Roy Hargrove Quintet; Roberya Gamborini
Sept. 1, 8 p.m.: Dave Brubeck Quartet
For more information, go to www.bso.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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