Ken Filiano (born 1952) is an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

and orchestral bassist based in

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

. Since the 1970s, Filiano has played or recorded with

Anthony Braxton Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alto. Braxton grew up on the South Side of Chi ...

Fred Ho Fred Ho (; born Fred Wei-han Houn; August 10, 1957 – April 12, 2014) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright, writer and Marxist social activist. Biography He was born in Palo Alto, California, and moved a ...

Nels Cline Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He has been a guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004. In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex, a percussionist. He has wor ...

Bill Dixon William Robert Dixon (October 5, 1925 – June 16, 2010) was an American composer and educator. Dixon was one of the seminal figures in free jazz and late twentieth-century contemporary music. He was also a prominent activist for artist's right ...

, Fay Victor, and others. Filiano is on the teaching roster at the

New School The New School is a private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1919 as The New School for Social Research with an original mission dedicated to academic freedom and intellectual inquiry and a home for progressive thinkers ...

in New York. He teaches master classes in bass and improvisation and has a private studio in Brooklyn.

Music career

Early life and education

Filiano was born in

Patchogue, New York Patchogue ( ) is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Suffolk County, New York. The population was 12,408 at the time of the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of Patchogue is an incorporated community in the Town (New ...

. He began playing

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz musical ensemble, ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest Register (music), register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitche ...

as a child and continued to play the instrument while attending

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

and studying with Rudolf Nashan. Nearing the end of his undergraduate work, Filiano decided to switch to bass and study with V. Stewart Wheeler. He received a Bachelor of Music in Double Bass from Syracuse University in 1978. Filiano did graduate work at the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

in the late 1980s before eventually receiving a Master of Music in

Double Bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...

from

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

in 1997. While at Rutgers, he studied with bassists Carolyn Davis, John Feeney, and

Larry Ridley Laurence “Larry” Howard Ridley II (born September 3, 1937) is an American jazz bassist and music educator. He is an inductee of the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame. Early life Ridley was born on September 3, 1937, in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...

, as well as with

Ted Dunbar Earl Theodore Dunbar (January 17, 1937 – May 29, 1998) was an American jazz guitarist, composer, and educator. Career Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Dunbar trained as a pharmacist at Texas Southern University, but by the 1970s he only did pharmac ...

Kenny Barron Kenneth Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist and composer who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Early life ...

Ralph Bowen Ralph Bowen (born December 24, 1961) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist. Biography Bowen started piano lessons at an early age, with clarinet and saxophone lessons following soon after. At thirteen he led a quartet and performed in big bands in Tor ...

, and

Daniel Goode Daniel Goode (born January 24, 1936) is an American composer and clarinetist. Daniel Goode was born in New York City. After graduating in 1957 from Oberlin College, he studied composition at Columbia University with Henry Cowell and Otto Luening ...

Performing and recording

Filiano began his professional career in 1974, working across the

Northeastern United States The Northeastern United States (also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast, or the American Northeast) is List of regions of the United States, census regions United States Census Bureau. Located on the East Coast of the United States, ...

from his home base in

Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. With a population of 148,620 and a Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 662,057, it is the fifth-most populated city and 13 ...

. From 1975-76 he was the principal bassist in the Syracuse University Orchestra. As the decade began, Filiano lived in

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

. From 1980-83 he was a member of the Search quartet, performing and giving master classes sponsored by the Performing Artist Association of New England. In 1983, Filiano relocated to

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

. He began to work as a freelance bassist in classical recording studios and on the jazz scene. He formed a relationship with multi-instrumentalist

Vinny Golia Vinny Golia (born March 1, 1946) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in woodwind instruments. He performs in the genres of contemporary music, jazz, free jazz, and free improvisation. Career As a composer, Golia fuses ...

, with whom he toured North America and Europe throughout the 1980s. Filiano made his jazz album debut in 1985, appearing on recordings by Golia and Arni Cheatham. In the second half of the decade, he recorded with Richard Grossman, Steve Adams and

Kim Richmond Kim Richmond (July 24, 1940 – September 20, 2024) was an American jazz saxophonist and arranger. Life and career Richmond was born in Champaign, Illinois, on July 24, 1940. He played piano, clarinet, and saxophone when young, and made his profes ...

. Filiano also performed in numerous classical concerts, both solo and in

chamber ensemble Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

s, in the Los Angeles area, including performances of "'

L'Histoire du Soldat ', or ''Tale of the Soldier'' (as it was first published), is an hour-long 1918 theatrical work to be "read, played and danced ''()''" by three actors, one or more dancers, and a septet of instruments. Its music is by Igor Stravinsky, its libret ...

' and the Dvorak Quintet, along with premieres of new works for

contrabass Contrabass (from ) refers to several musical instruments of very low pitch—generally one octave below bass register instruments. While the term most commonly refers to the double bass (which is the bass instrument in the orchestral string family ...

by Yu-Chin Quo and John Kennedy. The 90s were a fertile recording period for Filiano, who appeared on more than 50 albums with Golia, Grossman, Adams, Tony Lujan, Anthony Coleman, Hafez Modirzadeh, Bill Perkins,

Joelle Leandre Joelle is a feminine given name, and may refer to: * Joelle (actor), Joelle, English-Austrian actress and singer * Joelle Behlok, Lebanese television presenter and winner Miss Lebanon 1997 * Joelle Carter (born 1972), American actress * Joelle Fishm ...

and many others. Filiano performed around North America, Europe, and Japan, including at the Bergamo Jazz Festival (

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

), the Du Maurier Atlantic Jazz Festival (Canada), the Tampere International Jazz Festival (

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

), the Texaco New York Jazz Festival, and at the

Blue Note Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by German-Jewish emigrants Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derived its name from the blue no ...

Fukuoka, Japan is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kuma ...

. He also performed classical and

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries from a combination of Arge ...

music, including touring

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

with the

Giora Feidman Giora Feidman (; born 25 March 1936) is an Argentine-born Israeli clarinetist who specializes in klezmer music. Biography Giora Feidman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his Bessarabian Jewish parents immigrated to escape persecution. F ...

Ensemble, performing duo concerts for

cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

and contrabass, playing with the New York/Buenos Aires Connection at the

Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is an amphitheatre and Urban park, public park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California. It was named one of the 10 best live music venues in the United States by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2018 and was listed on ...

, and premiering a solo bass work, 'Yauchzen', by composer

Kitty Brazelton Catherine B. Brazelton (born 1951 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a New York-based American composer, bandleader, improviser, singer/songwriter, and instrumentalist. She has released albums and fronted bands across varied genres, including conte ...

. As the 21st century began, Filiano increased his busy recording and touring schedule, appearing on more than 70 albums. In addition to his continuing relationships from the 90s, he added performances and recordings with Dom Minasi, Fred Hess,

Roswell Rudd Roswell Hopkins Rudd Jr. (November 17, 1935 – December 21, 2017) was an American jazz trombonist and composer. Although skilled in a variety of genres of jazz (including Dixieland, which he performed while in college), and other genres of musi ...

Paul Smoker Paul Alva Smoker (May 8, 1941 – May 14, 2016) was an American composer and jazz trumpeter. Music career Smoker was born in Muncie, Indiana, grew up in Davenport, Iowa, and moved to Chicago to play professionally. He worked there in the 1960s, p ...

, Rodrigo Amado, Andrea Wolper,

Jason Kao Hwang Jason Kao Hwang (born 1957) is a Chinese American violinist and composer. He is known for his unconventional and improvisational jazz violin technique as well as his chamber opera '' The Floating Box: A Story in Chinatown'' which premiered in 2001 ...

, Marco Cappelli, and many others. He continued to perform at many of the premier clubs and festivals around the world, including at the

Knitting Factory The Knitting Factory is a nightclub in New York City that features eclectic music and entertainment and is co-owned and co-operated by Knitting Factory Entertainment. After opening in 1987, various other locations were opened in the United Stat ...

, the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival (New York),

Merkin Concert Hall Merkin Hall is a 449-seat concert hall in Manhattan, New York City. The hall, named in honor of Hermann and Ursula Merkin, is part of the Kaufman Music Center, a complex that includes the Lucy Moses School, a community arts school, and the Spec ...

(New York), the JVC Jazz Festival (New York), the Jazz ao Centro Festival (

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

), the

Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...

International Jazz Festival, the

Vancouver International Jazz Festival The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is a jazz festival held every summer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The festival grew out of a local jazz scene that centred on Vancouver Co-op Radio (CFRO-FM), a community radio station, in the ...

, and others. He played with several tango ensembles. His classical work included performances with the

Manhattan Chamber Orchestra The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra is a chamber orchestra based in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. History The orchestra was founded in 1987 by Richard Auldon Clark, who remains the Artistic Director and conductor. The orchestra ...

, the Princeton Chamber Orchestra, and the Sirius String Quartet. Filiano has appeared on more than a dozen recordings since the start of the new decade, including on trumpeter Bill Dixon’s final recording, 'Envoi', and on albums with Anthony Braxton,

Connie Crothers Connie Crothers (May 2, 1941 – August 13, 2016) was an American jazz improviser and pianist. Early life Crothers began studying classical piano at age 9 and went on to major in composition at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkele ...

Taylor Ho Bynum Taylor Ho Bynum (born 1975) is a musician, composer, educator and writer. His main instrument is the cornet, but he also plays numerous similar instruments, including flugelhorn and trumpet. Early life Bynum was born in BaltimoreWilmoth, Charli" ...

Nate Wooley Nate or NATE may refer to: People and fictional characters *Nate (given name) *A nickname for Nathanael *A nickname for Nathaniel Organizations *National Association for the Teaching of English, the UK subject teacher association for all aspects ...

and Anders Nilsson, among others. Filiano has performed at festivals and clubs around the world, including in the United States,

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, and

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

Teaching

Filiano has been teaching bass since 1980, both privately and at colleges and universities. He’s also taught at Mansfield University, Rutgers University, Hunter College and the University of Southern California.

Discography

2011 * Bill Dixon, ''

Envoi Envoi or envoy in poetry is used to describe: * A short stanza at the end of a poem such as a ballad, used either to address an imagined or actual person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem. * A dedicatory poem about sending the book o ...

'' (Victo) * Anthony Braxton, ''Trillium E'' * Connie Crothers Quartet, ''Connie Crothers Quartet + Mark Weber: Live at the Stone'' * Connie Crothers Quintet, ''Band of Fire'' * Andrea Wolper, ''Parallel Lives'' * Jason Kao Hwang & Edge, ''Crossroads Unseen'' * Jason Kao Hwang & Spontaneous River, ''Symphony of Souls'' * Vinny Golia Quartet, ''Take Your Time'' (

Relative Pitch Relative pitch is the ability of a person to identify or re-create a given musical note by comparing it to a reference note and identifying the interval between those two notes. For example, if the notes ''Do'' and ''Fa'' are played on a piano, a ...

) * Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet, ''Apparent Distance'' * Stephen Gauci Quartet, ''CIMPFest: Live in Villach 2009'' 2010 * Ken Filiano & Quantum Entanglements, ''Dreams from a Clown Car'' (

Clean Feed Clean may refer to: * Cleaning, the process of removing unwanted substances, such as dirt, infectious agents, and other impurities, from an object or environment * Cleanliness, the state of being clean and free from dirt Arts and media Music Al ...

) *

, ''The Throes'', (

CIMP Creative Improvised Music Projects, usually abbreviated CIMP or C.I.M.P., is an American jazz record company and label. It is associated with ''Cadence'' magazine and Cadence Jazz Records. The label is noted for its minimal use of electronic pr ...

) * Marco Cappelli Acoustic Trio, ''Les Nuages en France'', (

Avant Avant can refer to: People * Avant, part of music production team Bloodshy & Avant * Avant (singer), Myron Avant, an American singer * Clarence Avant, a music executive * Jason Avant, is a US American football player Places * Avant, Oklahoma, ...

) * Fred Hess Big Band, ''Into the Open'' * Steve Adams Trio, ''Surface Tension'', (Clean Feed) * Anders Nilsson, ''Aorta Ensemble'' (KOPACD) 2009 * Marilyn Lerner/Ken Filiano/Lou Grassi, ''Arms Spread Wide'' ( NoBusiness) * Bill Dixon, '' Tapestries for Small Orchestra'' * Fred Hess Big Band, ''Hold On'' (Dazzle) * Fay Victor Ensemble, ''The Freesong Suite'' (Greene Avenue Music) * Dom Minasi, ''Dissonance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder'' 2008 * M. Marucci & D. Webb Trio feat. Ken Filiano, ''Changeup'' (CIMP) * Jim McCauley, ''The Ultimate Frog'' (Drip Audio) * The Fred Hess Band, ''Single Moment'' (Alison) * Jessica Jones Qt., ''Word'' * Marco Cappelli, ''Italian Doc Remix'' (ITN) * Richard Thompson, ''Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'' 2007 * ESATrio: Bill Gagliardi, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi, ''kenbillou'' (CIMP) * Fay Victor Quartet, ''Cartwheels Through the Cosmos'' * M. Marucci & D. Webb Trio feat. Ken Filiano, ''Three the Hard Way'' (CIMP) * Stephen Gauci Quartet, ''Wisps of an Unknown Face'' (CIMP) * Saco Yasuma, ''Another Rain'' * Anthony Coleman, ''Lapidation'' (

New World The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas, and sometimes Oceania."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: ...

) * Paul Smoker/Damon Short Quintet, ''No Stock Options'' * Jason Kao Hwang, ''Stories Before Within'' ( Innova) * Tomas Janzon, ''Coast to Coast to Coast'' (Changes Music) * Chris Chalfant, ''Book of Unstandards'' (Jyaku Sound) * Fred Hess, ''In the Grotto'' (Alison) * Alipio C Neto, ''The Perfume Comes Before the Flower'' (Clean Feed) * TECK String Quartet (CleanFeed) * Sebastian Schunke Meets Olvido, ''Vida Pura'' (Timba) * Evil Eye, ''Doin' It All For My Baby'' (

KMB Jazz KMB Jazz was one half of Kordova Milk Bar Records and was operated by Eric Devin from 2006-2012. Based in Eugene, Oregon, the label came about when Devin heard the work of the New York City collective Eye Contact ( Matt Lavelle, Matthew Heyner, Ry ...

) * Jon Hemmersam/Dom Minasi Quartet (CDM) * Rodrigo Amido, ''Surface'' (European Echoes) 2006 * Ken Filiano/Bonnie Barnett Duo, ''Trio for Two'' * Ken Filiano, Steve Adams, ''The Other Side of This'' (Clean Feed) * Dom Minasi, ''The Vampire’s Revenge'' (CDM) * Jason Kao Hwang, ''Edge'' * Adam Caine Trio, ''Pipe'' * Fred Hess Quartet, ''How 'Bout Now'' (Tapestry) * Richard Thompson, ''Poetry Prelude'' (Videmus) * Stephen Gauci Qt., ''Absolutely, Absolutely'' (CIMP) 2005 * Ken Wessel, ''Jawboning'' (CIMP) * Andrea Wolper, ''The Small Hours'' (Varisone Jazz) * Dennis González’s Spirit Meridian, ''Idle Wild'' (Clean Feed) * David Taylor/Steve Swell Quintet, ''Not Just'' (CIMP) * Vinny Golia Quartet, ''Sfumato'' (Clean Feed) * Julia Doszna, ''Immigrant/Emirpaht'' (American Historical Recordings) 2004 * LIP Improvisation Players, ''Motion'' (Clean Feed) * Dom Minasi’s DDT+2, ''Time Will Tell'' (CDM) * Carol Mennie, ''I’m Not a Sometime Thing'' (CDM) * Lou Grassi Quartet, ''Avanti Galoppi'' (CIMP) * Jessica Jones Quartet, ''Nod'' (New Artists) * Bob Feldman Trio, ''Triplicity'' (One Soul) * Fred Hess Quartet, ''Crossed Paths'' (Tapestry) * ROVA:ORKESTROVA (music by Satoko Fujii & Steve Adams), ''An Alligator in Your Wallet'' * Ras Moshe, ''Live Spirits'' 2003 * Rodrigo Amado/Carlos Zingaro/Ken Filiano, ''The Space Between'' (Clean Feed) * Avram Fefer Quartet, ''Shades of the Muse'' (CIMP) * Fred Hess Quartet, ''The Long and Short of It'' (Tapestry) * Anna Saeki, ''Omoi'' (Rentrak) 2002 * Ken Filiano Solo Bass, ''Subvenire'' * Vinny Golia, ''Feeding Frenzy (Music for Woodwinds & String Quartet)'' * Dom Minasi Trio, ''Goin' Out Again'' (CDM) * Fred Hess, ''Extended Family'' (Tapestry) * Chris Chalfant, ''Love and Light'' (Jyaku Sound) * Fred Hess, ''Exposed'' (CIMP) * Joe Scianni, ''One Eyed Jack'' (CJR) * Aardvark Jazz Orchestra with Sheila Jordan, ''Bethlehem Counterpoint'' (Aardmuse) 2001 * Dom Minasi Trio, ''Takin' The Duke Out'' (CDM) * Giora Feidman Quartet, ''Tangoklezmer'' (Koch/Schwann) * Various Artists, ''The Music of Eric Von Essen, Volume III'' * Large Music, ''Large Music 2'' (CIMP) * Fred Hess, ''Going There'' (CIMP) * Implicate Order, ''At Seixal'' (CleanFeed) * Ursel Schlicht Quartet, ''Implicate Order'' (Soundquest) 2000 * Roswell Rudd, '' Broad Strokes'' (Knitting Factory) * Richard Grossman Trio, ''Where The Sky Ended'' (hatOLOGY) * Frank London, ''Invocations'' (Tzadik) * Tina Marsh & the Bob Rodriguez Trio, ''Out of Time'' (CreOp Muse) * Paul Smoker Trio, ''Mirabile Dictu'' (CIMP) * Phil Haynes/Herb Robertson 5tet, ''BrooklynBerlin'' (CIMP) * Large Music, ''Large Music 1'' (CIMP) 1999 * Vinny Golia Quintet, ''Lineage'' * Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, ''The Other Bridge (Oakland 1999)'' * Bonnie Barnett, ''Live at Roulette'' * Jim Cajacob & Friends, ''Knee Deep in Paradise'' * Hollie Baines, ''A Close Call With Love'' * Hafez Modirzadeh/Ramin Zoufonoun, ''The Mystery of Sama'' 1998 * Rob Blakeslee Quartet, ''Spirit of the Times'' * Frank Giasullo Quartet, ''Firstlight'' * Richard Grossman Trio, ''Even Your Ears'' (hatOLOGY) * Mark Weber (poet), ''Time Zone Differential'' (Zerx) 1997 * Vinny Golia/Paul Smoker Quartet, ''Halloween, the Sequel'' * Mark Harvey & Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, ''An Aardvark Christmas'' * Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, ''Psalms & Elegies'' (Leo Lab) * Chris Chalfant Trio, ''All in Good Time'' (C. Chalfant Music) * Davida Singer (poet), ''Khupe'' * Danielle Gasparro, ''The World of You'' 1996 * Vinny Golia/Ken Filiano Duo, ''The Art of Negotiation'' (CIMP) * Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, ''Portland 1996'' (

Nine Winds Nine Winds is an American jazz record label that was founded in 1977 by Vinny Golia. Golia is a self-taught musician who plays over fifty woodwind instruments, in addition to brass. In the early 1970s, he believed it was impossible for musicians ...

) * Anthony Coleman, ''What Is Jazz? Festival 1996'' (KFW) * Hafez Modirzadeh, ''The People's Blues'' (X DOT) * Paul Smoker/Vinny Golia Quartet, ''Halloween '96'' (CIMP) * Steve Swell Quartet, '' Out and About'' (CIMP) * Live Knitting Factory Recording, ''What is Jazz? 1996'' 1995 * Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, ''Tutto Contare'' (NWCD) * Vinny Golia Quintet, ''Against the Grain'' (NWCD) * Bob Rodriguez Trio, ''Mist'' (NWCD) * Don Glandon, ''Only Believe'' (CJR) * Brad Dutz, ''Krin'' (Interworld) * Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, ''Paintings for Jazz Orchestra'' (Leo Lab) 1994 * Steve Adams/Ken Filiano Duo, ''In Out Side'' * Richard Grossman Trio, ''Remember'' (512) * Vinny Golia Quintet, ''Regards from Norma Desmond'' * Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, ''Commemoration'' * Bill Perkins Quintet, ''Frame of Mind'' (Interplay) * Rob Blakeslee Quintet, ''Lifeline'' * Paul Carmen & ESP, ''Passion'' * Tony Lujan, ''Zulu'' (

Capri Capri ( , ; ) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. A popular resort destination since the time of the Roman Republic, its natural beauty ...

) * Jake Jacobson, ''Talking with the Moon'' (SMP) 1993 * Mark Harvey & Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, ''Steps Out'' * Tina Marsh & Creative Opportunity Orchestra, ''The Heaven Line'' (CreOpMuse) * Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's, ''Peter & the Wolf'' (Seaclef Productions) 1992 * Vinny Golia/Joelle Leandre/Ken Filiano, ''Haunting the Spirits Inside Them...'' (

Music & Arts Music & Arts is a classical and jazz record label founded in Berkeley, California by Frederick Maroth. It began in 1984 as a classical music label before adding jazz and world music. The catalog includes classical composers and musicians Milton B ...

) * Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, ''Decennium Dans Axlan'' (Nine Winds) 1991 * Sid Jacobs, ''It's Not Goodnight'' (Best Recordings) * Richard Grossman, ''In the Air'' (Nine Winds) * Dick Berk, ''The Jazz Adoption Agency'' (Nine Winds) * Joey Sellers' Jazz Aggregation, ''Pastels, Ashes'' (Nine Winds) 1990 * Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, ''Pilgrimage to Obscurity'' * Vinny Golia Chamber Trio, ''Worldwide & Portable'' (Nine Winds) * Richard Grossman, ''Trio in Real Time'' (Nine Winds) * Joey Sellers' Jazz Aggregation, ''Something for Nothing'' (Nine Winds) 1989 * Steve Adams/Ken Filiano Quartet, ''Anacrusis'' (Nine Winds) * Kim Richmond Ensemble, ''Looking Out Looking In'' (Nine Winds) * Vinny Golia Quintet, ''Out for Blood'' (Nine Winds) * Dennis González, ''The Earth and the Heart'' (Konnex) * Vinny Golia Trio, ''Puff of Smoke'' 1986 * Steve Adams/Ken Filiano, ''Hiding Out'' (Nine Winds) * Richard Grossman, ''One...Two...Three...Four'' (Nine Winds) * John Rapson, ''BuWah'' (Nine Winds) 1985 * Vinny Golia Quintet, ''Goin' Ahead'' (Nine Winds) * Arni Cheatham, ''Romantha: Rumination'' (Talented Tenth)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Filiano, Ken American jazz double-bassists American male double-bassists Musicians from New York (state) 1952 births Living people 21st-century American double-bassists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Clean Feed Records artists Music & Arts artists Knitting Factory Records artists CIMP artists NoBusiness Records artists RareNoiseRecords artists