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…
The TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival has announced its lineup for this summer’s festival, which will be held June 22-July 1.
Mainstage acts for this year’s festival include Chris Botti, Jean-Luc Ponty, Trio Beyond, Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood, the Roy Hargrove Quintet, Joshua Redman, Mavis Staples, the Derek Trucks Band, and more.
This year’s Grandmasters series at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts will feature the Laila Biali Trio with the Dave Brubeck Quartet on June 25, Oscar Peterson on June 26 and Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette on June 29.
Tickets for Mainstage concerts are $30-$40 and Grandmasters series tickets are $40-$95.
For more information and complete festival lineup, visit: www.torontojazz.com
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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