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Ken Ulansey is a musician’s musician who has built a reputation -- playing sax and clarinet, leading bands of varying sizes and make-up, and producing CDs -- through his virtuosity, vast repertoire and personal qualities of ebullience, warmth, and contagious enthusiasm. In performance and recordings he earns praise from critics and satisfied clients. His wide range of musical tastes, from swing to classical, rock to world beat, enables him to intrigue many different audiences, or to provide a fantastic variety at any one event. His ensembles range from two to 12 pieces, providing a quiet duo for a wedding ceremony, and then, perhaps, a septet for the reception. Or, for concert settings, jazz groups that draw on Zydeco, Stravinsky and Balkan beats. His ensemble includes many of Philadelphia’s outstanding musicians -- Grammy Award winners, full-time professionals who have played with the greats of jazz or the world-famous Philadelphia Orchestra. His vocalists have thrilled audiences around the world.

Ken has won awards and grants in performance or composition from The Pennsylvania Council for the Arts and The Philadelphia Music Foundation, among many others. His band received a citation as Best Party Band in Philly from Philadelphia Magazine.