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Ethan Philion

Ethan Philion is an award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader based in Chicago. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and DePaul University,  Philion has been praised by the Washington Post for his "well honed chops and astounding musicality” and his debut album, Meditations on Mingus, was commended as “a labor of conspicuous love and respect for a musical titan” by Downbeat Magazine. He has performed with an extensive list of jazz artists including Rufus Reid, Greg Ward, Dana Hall, Mark Feldman, Russ Johnson, Howard Levy, Ryan Cohan, Tito Carillo, Gary Bartz, Alfonso Ponticelli, Ernest Dawkins, Geof Bradfield, Dee Alexander, Mark Gross, Alyssa Allgood, Thaddeus Tooks, Victor Garcia, Mike Allemana, Mai Sugimoto, Paul Marinaro, and more.

Philion’s album Meditations on Mingus was released in 2022 and has garnered praise from publications including the Chicago Tribune, JAZZIZ, Jazzwise, WDCB, and more

Waypoints

By Arman Sangalang

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Nina; Easy Does It; Who's It Going To Be?; Monkish; Prevailing Change; Writer Agents; Less Is...; Body & Soul.

Leap

By Alyssa Allgood

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: In the Sea; Little Bird, Fly; I'm Old Fashioned; I've Never Been in Love Before; In My Way; Devil May Care

Live in Chicago

By Kenny Reichert

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Poppy Seed; Streak of Blue; Spheres; Evening Camel; Eagle.

Arman Sangalang: Waypoints

by Dan McClenaghan
July 29, 2026

Saxophonist Arman Sangalang released his debut record, Quartet (Calligram Records) in 2023. It was a smoldering sax-and-a-rhythm-section quartet outing that sounded surprisingly fresh for a first recording effort. His follow-up, Waypoints, employs the same format, switching out bassist Matt Ulery for Ethan Philion, while keeping guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Devin Drobka. The sophomore effort careens ...

Arman Sangalang Releases 'Waypoints' On Calligram Records

July 26, 2026

Waypoints is the sophomore album from Chicago saxophonist-composer Arman Sangalang, recorded at Pro Musica in Chicago. His debut, Quartet (2023), introduced a promising young voice; Waypoints is a significant step forward: eight original compositions and one jazz standard written across two years of movement and discovery as Sangalang shuttled between Chicago and Monterey, California, teaching, performing, ...

Little Bird, Fly

February 22, 2026

Album: Leap
By Alyssa Allgood
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Duration: 5:12

Kenny Reichert: Live in Chicago

by Glenn Astarita
January 16, 2026

Kenny Reichert has been steadily building his reputation within the modern jazz world, and Live in Chicago stands as perhaps his most revealing statement to date. Recorded at Pro Musica with a hand-picked quartet featuring alto saxophonist Lenard Simpson, bassist Ethan Philion, and drummer Devin Drobka, this five-track collection captures something increasingly rare in contemporary jazz ...

Guidance & Gratitude

By Zachary Finnegan

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Urban Motion; Deceptive Rhetoric; Guidance & Gratitude; The Angel Tribute; The Movement; Invitation; New Beginnings; Vigorous Pursuit; Perseverance.

Switch

By Kenny Reichert

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Switch; Pivot; Things Aren't What They Seem; Acquaintance; Cherry; Vanguard; Shadows; The Midnight Sky; Farewell.