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Ken Filiano
Ken composes for his quartet with Michael Attias, Tony Malaby, and Michael T.A. Thomspon; a collective with Attias and Tomas Ulrich; and for his decades-long collaborations with Steve Adams and Vinny Golia. His prolific output also includes performances and/or recordings with artists including Bonnie Barnett, Rob Blakeslee, Bobby Bradford, Taylor Ho Bynum, Roy Campbell, John Carter, Nels Cline, Alex Cline, Connie Crothers, Mark Dresser, Ted Dunbar, Marty Ehrlich, Giora Feidman, Bob Feldman, Eddie Gale, Georgian Chamber Orchestra, Dennis Gonzalez, Lou Grassi, Phil Haynes, Fred Hess, Jason Hwang, Joseph Jarman, Sheila Jordan (with the Aardvark Orchestra), Raul Juarena, Joe Labarbera, Joelle Leandre, Frank London, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Tina Marsh, Warne Marsh, Dom Minasi, Hafez Modirzadeh, Butch Morris, Barre Phillips, Don Preston, Herb Robertson, Bob Rodriguez, Roswell Rudd, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Ursel Schlicht, Paul Smoker, Chris Sullivan, Peeter Uuskyla, Fay Victor, Biggi Vinkeloe, Kenny Wessel, Andrea Wolper, Pablo Ziegler. With Tomas Ulrich, Elliott Sharp, and Carlos Zingaro, he is a member of T.E.C.K. String Quartet.
Ken tours widely, playing across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America. He has appeared at festivals including the Charles Ives Festival, Summerfest Orchestra at Rutgers University, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival (Finland), Cascade Festival of Music (principal bass, Bend, OR), Jazz em Agosto (Lisbon), Seixal Jazz Festival, Jazz Ao Centro (Coimbra, Portugal), Fundacio Joan Miro (Barcelona), Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Montreal International Jazz Festival, Jazzin' Tondela, Bergamo Jazz Festival, Banlieues Bleues Festival (Paris), Tampere International Jazz Festival ( Finland), Texaco New York Jazz Festival, Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival, NY JVC Jazz Festival; Vision Festival (New York), and on concert stages worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, and Philharmonie am Gasteig (Munich).
Ken has been a guest lecturer, performer, and workshop leader at institutions in the United States and Europe. He earned a MM from Rutgers University and is currently on faculty at Mansfield University.
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Stephen Gauci / Santiago Leibson / Ken Filiano / Vinnie Sperrazza: Live At Scholes Street Studio
by John Sharpe
On another missive from the bleeding edge, tenor saxophonist Stephen Gauci further documents his fertile alliances in Brooklyn. In a quartet alongside the reedman are Argentinean pianist Santiago Leibson, veteran bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza. Gauci's signature blend from the further reaches of the saxophone--stretching from caustic upper register to burly bottom end--remains a central feature. But on the two off-the-wall pieces, one broaching the half hour mark, the other just over 20 minutes, he promotes an ensemble ...
Continue ReadingAndrea Wolper: Wanderlust
by Jerome Wilson
Andrea Wolper is an active jazz singer, composer, and educator but this album is her first recording since 2011. On it, she reestablishes herself as a creative vocalist and arranger who can excel in many different styles. She also benefits from the support of excellent musicians such as reed player Jeff Lederer and violinist Charles Burnham. Wolper performs several of her own compositions as well as tunes by others such as Abbey Lincoln and Carole King. Among her ...
Continue ReadingAndrea Wolper: Wanderlust
by Dan Bilawsky
Itinerant creatives manifest in both literal and figurative terms. Yes, they most clearly present in true formal fashion, traveling from place to place, sharing their art wherever they may roam. But their venturesome virtues extend to the interior, too. In fact, what's often of the greatest importance and interest is the roving surrounding and propelling their work--exploration of narrow paths, walks through obscured alleys and hideaways, and time spent in secret sanctums that offer peace and space to think in ...
Continue ReadingIDR - Italian Doc Remix: Pandemonium
by Neri Pollastri
Chitarrista e compositore campano da tempo trasferitosi a New York, Marco Cappelli da qualche anno ha messo in piedi, assieme al percussionista italo-americano Jim Pugliese, una formazione denominata IDR, Italian Doc Remix, composta in larga parte da italiani residenti negli Stati Uniti o da italo-americani, con i quali “gioca" con la tradizione delle sue terre, rinnovandola con strumenti e arrangiamenti contemporanei che attingono ampiamente a stilemi jazzistici senza abbandonare forme espressive tradizionali, ma anche filtrandola attraverso il modo in cui ...
Continue ReadingWeFreeStrings: Love In The Form Of Sacred Outrage
by Mark Corroto
History does repeat itself, violist Melanie Dyer draws from the same well of inspiration as Max Roach's We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Candid, 1961). Maybe better put, history reveals Martin Luther King's arc of the moral universe has only bent a few degrees in the past sixty years. With Love In The Form Of Sacred Outrage, the ensemble WeFreeStrings follows up their debut Fulfillment (self released, 2018). Dyer, a classically trained violist, found inspiration in the music ...
Continue ReadingJason Kao Hwang: Human Rites Trio
by Mike Jurkovic
Chattering dances. That's the first image that springs to mind when encountering Human Rites Trio, the fascinating new music from prolific violinist/composer Jason Kao Hwang and his rhythmic, shapeshifting compatriots, drummer Andrew Drury and bassist Ken Filiano. Building on a freneticism all their own, the opening two-part suite “Words Asleep Spoken Awake" is a hyper-active, many headed hydra of spontaneous interplay. Counterpoint groove and muscle memory all come into play with Hwang's sound moving from mournful strains to ...
Continue ReadingJeff Pearring/Pearring Sound: Socially Distanced Duos
by Karl Ackermann
Jeff Pearring's background in jazz, classical, reggae and other genres has informed his creative process in ways that are not always apparent. That turns out to be a good thing as his ability to encapsulate influences without genuflecting is part of his music's appeal. The alto saxophonist, a Brooklyn-based Colorado native, is a Connie Crothers protégé with a similarly independent mindset. Billed as “Pearring Sound," the saxophonist surrounds himself with a rotation of players varying on three previous, self-produced albums, ...
Continue Reading"Tranceformation In Concert”: October 9 Release By Connie Crothers / Ken Filiano / Andrea Wolper
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
TranceFormation, the improvising trio of Connie Crothers (piano), Ken Filiano (bass), and Andrea Wolper (voice), subverts expectation on several counts. From the first moment, this seemingly traditional bass-vocal-piano formation leaves tradition behind: there are no assumed or assigned roles, no leader, no side players. Instead, three strongly individual “voices" join to make music cooperatively as they weave in, out, and among one another, extending, bending, and experimenting with the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. The music and words are ...
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Tomas Janzon Trio Featuring Ben Dixon & Ken Filiano
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All About Jazz
Tomas Janzon Coast to Coast to Coast
Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia St Sunday Oct. 28, 8:30 PM
Featuring: Tomas Janzon-compositions, guitar Ben Dixon-drums Ken Filiano-bass
Reservations recommended (212) 989-9319
Time Traveling Sessions:
“When deciding to make a record of my recent experiences I realized the last couple of years has involved so much traveling that it would be natural to use the aspect of different locations and different people in the ...
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Andrea Wolper, Ron Affif, Ken Filiano @ 55 Bar on June 21
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All About Jazz
Wed., June 21 7 - 9 pm Andrea Wolper +Ron Affif +Ken Filiano 55 Bar 55 Christopher St. near 7th Ave. So. & W. 4th 1 train to Christopher St. or trains to W. 4th station No cover charge www.55bar.com (click on We Are Here to see exact location) Hear Andrea, Ron, & Ken: Free MP3 Download #2 ...
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Dom Minasi/Tomas Ulrich/Ken Filiano Sunday, November 13 7-9 pm at 5C Cafe
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All About Jazz
November 11, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] CDM News The Listen Loud Series Sunday, November 13 7-9 pm The Dom Minasi String Trio DDT “...hits with a mature force that absolutely kills." Charles Walker - Sudden-Thoughts.com Dom Minasi-guitar, Tomas Ulrich-cello, Ken Filiano-bass 2 sets of original through composed music 5C Cafe, 68 Ave C, East 5th & Ave C in New York 212 477 5993 http://www.5ccc.com/schedule.html Next Week : The Dom Minasi Trio ...
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Dom Minasi/Ken Filiano/Jackson Krall: Free Listen: Live From CBGB'S + Four Sundays at 5C Cafe
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All About Jazz
October 5, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] CDM News Flash !! Live From CBGB'S Recorded 4/27/05 The Dom Minasi Trio featuring Ken Filiano-bass & Jackson Krall Drums On Green Dolphin Street http://www.domminasi.com Upcoming Dates: * Four Sundays * Four Different Groups * 5C Cafe 7-9PM Nov 6th: Borah Bergman/ Dom Minasi Duo Nov.13th: DDT- Dom Minasi-guitar, Tomas Urlich-cello & Ken Filiano-bass Nov.20th: The Dom Minasi Trio featuring: ken Filiano-bass & Jackson Krall-drums Nov.27th: ...
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