Live At Mezzrow

by Ken Peplowski

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1.	Vignette 07:21	buy track
2.	Prisoner Of Love 04:39	buy track
3.	Beautiful Love 09:26	buy track
4.	All The Things You Are 06:23	buy track
5.	Like Young 08:12	buy track
6.	The Shadow Of Your Smile 03:54	buy track
7.	Cabin In The Sky 05:21	buy track
8.	Bright Mississippi 05:01	buy track
9.	Here's To Life 04:18	buy track
10.	Who Knows 05:25	buy track

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Just like most musicians, when the dreaded Covid, along with the accompanying lockdown, hit in 2020, that was it as far as work was concerned. Like some very dark cosmic joke, I not only had a bad case of Covid in March of 2020, but my beloved dog Honeypie had to be put to sleep in April of 2021. In June of that year I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma."

Facing financial, emotional, and physical challenges, Peplowski found solace in music. He started a successful weekly streaming show, and recorded dozens of episodes, many of them featuring the ensemble presented on Live at Mezzrow. Peplowski eventually adopted a new dog, Corky, and found the hope and strength to fight through his illness. "I realized what a real family we have in the jazz world, and I had so much love and support (and also from the larger community of fans), I managed to get through the worst of everything and come out actually feeling better and stronger as a musician and as a person." Peplowski is now in full remission.

SmallsLIVE owner and pianist Spike Wilner presented the idea of this live album to Peplowski, who jumped at the idea. The acclaimed multi-reedist indicates, "This is my favorite way to record - I like to work on song material for a year or two, find some interesting tunes that are not so often played, revive some tunes that I haven't played in years, and just go in with friends and record in a set up like a band on stage and play through the music, warts and all, and that's exactly what we did."

Ken Peplowski Live at Mezzrow includes unique renditions of jazz classics as well as lesser-known gems, all delivered with an authority and nuance of which only Peplowski and his cohort are capable. Each selection tells a tale of Peplowski’s fruitful musical adventures with architects of the art-form. The live performance is a master-class in interplay, Peplowski’s melodic refrains soaring over Rosenthal’s chordal musings, and well supported by the rhythm section of Willie Jones III and Martin Wind, melodic players in their own right.

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released July 5, 2024

Ken Peplowski - Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone
Ted Rosenthal - Piano
Martin Wind - Bass
Willie Jones III - Drums

Executive Producers: Spike Wilner & Cory Weeds
Produced by Spike WIlner and Ken Peplowski
Recorded with GB's Mobile Unit on February 5, 2023
Mixed @ GB's Juke Joint
Engineered and mixed by Colin Mohnacs
Mastered by Owen Mullholland
Photography by William Brown
Design and layout by John Sellards

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Ken Peplowski Cleveland, Ohio

Renowned Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinetist Ken Peplowski is celebrated for his work with a diverse array of artists including Charlie Byrd, Mel Torme, Hank Jones, Peggy Lee, Woody Allen, Benny Goodman and Madonna. Nearly 50 years into his fruitful career, the prodigious Mr. Peplowski has released over 70 recordings as a soloist and close to 400 releases as a sideman

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