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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

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.

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.

Guidance and Gratitude

By Zachary Finnegan

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Urban Motion, Deceptive Rhetoric, Guidance and 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.

Zara McFarlane, Benjamin Sanz, Cinema Paradiso, Gilbert Holmström & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 8, 2024

From London to Stockholm, via New York, Paris, Chicago and Brussels, for a playlist that pays tribute to Marvin Gaye, Charles Mingus, African and African-American sources of inspiration, and much more. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Zara McFarlane “Inner City Blues" ...

Michael Mayo, Nicole Mitchell, Leslie Pintchik and More

by Hobart Taylor
September 18, 2024

New music from Michael Mayo, Nicole Mitchell with Ballake Sissoko, Leslie Pintchik and more.Playlist Alice Zawadzki “Za Górami" from Za Górami (ECM) 0:00 Ben Solomon “Echolocation “ from Echolocation (Giant Step Arts) 6:41 Kris Davis “Subtones" from Run the Gauntlet (Pyroclastic) 16:39 Host Speaks 21:43 Michael Dease “The Stray Moonduck" from Found In Space ...