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Ken Filiano
Biography
Ken Filiano is an American double bassist and composer whose work encompasses jazz, free improvisation, classical music and interdisciplinary performance. His approach combines the acoustic instrument’s traditions with an extensive range of experimental techniques.
He has performed and recorded with musicians including Vinny Golia, Connie Crothers, Bobby Bradford, Mark Dresser, Joëlle Léandre and Jason Hwang. His projects include a quartet with Michael Attias, Tony Malaby and Michael T. A. Thompson, and the T.E.C.K. String Quartet with Tomas Ulrich, Elliott Sharp and Carlos Zingaro. His solo recording Subvenire was released by Nine Winds. He plays double bass in the Marco Cappelli Acoustic Trio and on Norwegian Landscapes.