Ken Peplowski One 3/14-20
Ken Peplowski got his first gigs while still in elementary school in Cleveland, OH, going on to TV and radio performances in polka bands with his trumpet-playing brother, then went on to play with everyone from Marianne Faithful and Leon Redbone to Peggy Lee and Charlie Byrd.
Ken was only sixty-six when he passed away February 1st after a five-year battle with multiple myeloma. Ken was a joyful, generous spirit and one of the first musicians I played with when I came to New York when we were paired in a jazz festival in front of thousands. I was nervous and he was cool, and his lovely attitude carried me along musically and otherwise, so no one knew I was shaking in my boots except me.
Ken Peplowski Two 3/21-27
The second-half of my 2016 conversation with Ken.
Leonard Maltin Two 3/28-4/3
Betty Bryant Two 4/4-10
Kristin Korb 4/11-17
Julie Benko 4/18-24
Petra van Nuis & Dennis Luxion 4/25-5/1
Brenda Earl Stokes 5/2-8