Charlie Jennison

ABOUT THE SHOW On January 16, 1938 the world of jazz and swing changed forever when famed clarinetist Benny Goodman took the stage at sold-out Carnegie Hall in New York in what has been billed as the world's most famous jazz concert. Exactly 73 years to the day later, The Capitol Center Jazz Orchestra, Clayton Poole, music director, and clarinet virtuoso Ken Peplowski, an alumni of the Benny Goodman Orchestra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, will salute this pivotal concert in music history in a tribute to Goodman, the King of Swing.

With 25 albums to his name, Ken Peplowski is regarded as one of the premier clarinetists in the world of jazz. While in elementary school, Mr. Peplowski had his first professional gig and hasn’t looked backed since. Over the course of his career, Mr. Peplowski has appeared in clubs and festivals throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia, including the Newport Jazz Festival and New York’s historic Blue Note.