Ken Peplowski: “A Pioneer of the Clarinet, and a Gentle Soul”
Arguably the three greatest jazz clarinetists on the planet — Anat Cohen, Paquito D’Rivera, and Ken Peplowski– played together several
Arguably the three greatest jazz clarinetists on the planet — Anat Cohen, Paquito D’Rivera, and Ken Peplowski– played together several
In his review of trumpeter Eddie Allen’s new Origin album, Rhythm People, Jack Bowers of AllAboutJazz pointed out that Allen
In the April 2024 issue of Jersey Jazz, drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. told me he had recently taken four young
“There are 12 seconds that changed the course of jazz — the opening of Louis Armstrong’s 1928 trumpet solo on
The joint was jumpin’! There’s no other way to describe it. Alto saxophonist Julius Tolentino (left in photo above), recipient
The New Jersey Jazz Society is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $2,950 grant from The Summit Foundation
When bassist Martin Pizzarelli (right in photo above) celebrates the centennial birthday of his father, guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli (left in
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Kate Kortum shared a computer with her five siblings. “Somehow, the Ella Fitzgerald recording of
Drummer Evan Sherman (photo above) will kick off the South Orange Performing Arts Center’s 2026 Jazz in the Loft series
Alto saxophonist/educator Julius Tolentino (photo above) received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Jazz Education from DownBeat Magazine in 2024, the
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