Ethan Philion

Ethan Philion is an award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader based in Chicago. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and DePaul University, Philion’s accolades include first place in the 2019 International Society of Bassists Jazz Competition, the 2020 Luminarts Fellowship, the 2015 Kennedy Center Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Fellowship, and two Downbeat Student Music Awards. Ethan is an active freelancer in Chicago where he performs regularly with artists including Alfonso Ponticelli, Ernest Dawkins, Alyssa Allgood, Ben Lewis, Mike Allemana, and more. He leads multiple ensembles including a quartet with Greg Ward, Russ Johnson, and Dana Hall who perform his original music, a ten-person ensemble who perform his arrangements of Mingus compositions, and a standard guitar/piano/bass trio performing in the style of the Nat King Cole trio.

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