Staller Center for the Arts

Welcome to the Club is, to quote Ken Peplowski, “a look back at the days when jazz music was actually fun!” It’s an evening of music and comedy, an affectionate throwback to the classic floorshows of the great nightclubs that used to exist across America.

The show features the virtuosity of the Master of Ceremonies, Ken Peplowski, on clarinet and saxophone, playing some great swinging numbers, along with the Derek Smith trio, choosing from the Great American Songbook. They’ll be joined by Pete Barbutti, a veteran of over seventy appearances on the Tonight Show, performing his classic stand-up comedy routines, and Clairdee, one of the most exciting jazz vocalists to emerge in recent years.