Today I had an opportunity to talk with one of my personal clarinet and saxophone heroes: Ken Peplowski.  In this interview we talk about clarinet and saxophone techniques, jam session etiquette, equipment, being a professional musician, Benny Goodman, and house parties. 

Mr. Peplowski has had an incredible career as a musician with 40 CD's as a soloist and over 400 as a sideman.  Peplowski's career includes playing in a polish polka band as a child, working in the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under the direction of Buddy Morrow, studying with Sonny Stitt, and touring with Benny Goodman.

Official Website:
http://kenpeplowski.com/

This week we are joined by professor, musician, and author David Rothenberg.  Rothenberg studies animal and nature music and has written many books, created multiple CD's, and traveled the world both studying and performing with animals.  In this episode we talk about why animal music is important, how to make music with animals, and why/if this can really be called music.  David Rothenberg currently works at the New Jersey Institute of Technology

Videos featuring David Rothenberg (For Videos of Animals Reacting to Music visit this Blog Post)