Ken Peplowski

American jazz clarinetist, tenor saxophonist and jazz band leader (born May 23, 1959, Garfield Heights, Ohio - died February 2, 2026 in the Gulf of Mexico). Coming from a musical home (his brother Ted playing trumpet and his father leading an amateur Polka band including both his sons from early age), he briefly studied at Cleveland State University and began playing local jazz gigs, including one at the Cleveland J…