Ken Filiano

Ken Filiano
Ken Filiano at the Moers Festival 2022
Background information
Born (1952-10-27) October 27, 1952
Patchogue, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDouble bass
Years active1980–present
LabelsNine Winds, CIMP, Knitting Factory, Mode, Clean Feed

Ken Filiano (born 1952) is an American jazz and orchestral bassist based in Brooklyn, New York.

Since the 1970s, Filiano has played or recorded with Anthony Braxton, Fred Ho, Nels Cline, Bill Dixon, Fay Victor, and others. Filiano is on the teaching roster at the New School in New York. He teaches master classes in bass and improvisation and has a private studio in Brooklyn.