Ken Peplowski (1959-2026)
The multi-instrumentalist played beautifully and had great taste in songs
Ken Peplowski, an unassuming, cheery and enormously gifted multi-reed player who recorded dozens of albums as a leader and sideman, and performed relentlessly, died on Feb. 1 aboard the Jazz Cruise. He was 66. [Photo above of Ken Peplowski courtesy of Ken Peplowski]
Ken, a JazzWax reader, battled Covid in 2020 and then multiple myeloma for five years, ti…
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