Ethan Philion Quartet 
Ethan Philion--Bass and compositions  Russ Johnson--Trumpet Greg Ward--Alto Saxophone Dana Hall--Drums and Cymbals  
 The Ethan Philion Quartet is a Chicago-based group led by bassist Ethan Philion featuring Greg Ward (alto saxophone), Russ Johnson (trumpet), and Dana Hall (drums). The group has performed throughout the United States at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, Cliff Bell's, Constellation, The Museum of Contemporary Art, the California Clipper, and more. Their debut album was released on October 6th, 2023 on Sunnyside Records. It has been met with critical praise, including from Michael Chacona at All About Jazz who awarded it 4 Stars and described it as "burning with ardor." Downbeat Magazine gave Gnosis 4 stars and praised the group's "deep listening" and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung praised the group for offering "the best of jazz to come."  Philion's debut album, Meditations on Mingus, received widespread praise from Downbeat, JAZZIZ, Jazzwise, and the project was featured as a headlining act for the 2022 Chicago Jazz Festival. Philion was one of the 2022 Jazz Institute of Chicago’s New Works Fresh Voices Fellowship recipients and has won fellowships with Luminarts and Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead. He was also the winner of the 2019 International Society of Bassists Jazz Competition. The remaining members of the quartet all have decorated careers as performers: Ward currently frequently tours with Makaya McCraven, Linda Oh, and more; Johnson has performed with Lee Konitz, Steve Swallow, Bill Frisell, and Joe Lovano; Hall has performed with Branford Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Roscoe Mitchell, and more.