Ken has toured all over Europe and North America playing rock, jazz, classical, funk, folk, hip-hop, soul, blues, bluegrass, Americana, and music that defies conventional classification, working with a wide array of distinguished artists including Pete Townshend of The Who, Brian May & Roger Taylor of Queen, pop legend Lesley Gore, Sara & Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, Printz Board (music director of The Black Eyed Peas), Peter Sprague (Chick Corea, Dianne Reeves), Rodney Holmes (Santana, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter), and Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, lead vocalist on international #1 hit "Blinded by the Light"). He has shared the stage with the likes of Steve Vai, Robbie Krieger of The Doors, Cliff Almond (Michel Camilo, Patti LaBelle, The Manhattan Transfer), and Eric Marienthal (Chick Corea). Ken currently performs with the hit Broadway show Jersey Boys (winner of the 2006 Grammy Award for Platinum-selling Best Original Cast Recording, as well as four Tony Awards, including Best Musical), working with multiple Tony Award winner Des McAnuff since the musical’s inception at La Jolla Playhouse. He has also worked with international film, theatre and television stars Billy Crystal (original La Jolla Playhouse production of 700 Sundays), John Goodman, Theodore Bikel (national tour of Fiddler on the Roof), Marilu Henner & Tom Wopat (national tour of Annie Get Your Gun), Grace Jones, Eartha Kitt, David Noroña (HBO's Six Feet Under), Billy Zane, and Ray Manzarek of The Doors.

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Ken has toured all over Europe and North America playing rock, jazz, classical, funk, folk, hip-hop, soul, blues, bluegrass, Americana, and music that defies conventional classification, working with a wide array of distinguished artists including Pete Townshend of The Who, Brian May & Roger Taylor of Queen, pop legend Lesley Gore, Sara & Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, Printz Board (music director of The Black Eyed Peas), Peter Sprague (Chick Corea, Dianne Reeves), Rodney Holmes (Santana, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter), and Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, lead vocalist on international #1 hit "Blinded by the Light"). He has shared the stage with the likes of Steve Vai, Robbie Krieger of The Doors, Cliff Almond (Michel Camilo, Patti LaBelle, The Manhattan Transfer), and Eric Marienthal (Chick Corea). Ken currently performs with the hit Broadway show Jersey Boys (winner of the 2006 Grammy Award for Platinum-selling Best Original Cast Recording, as well as four Tony Awards, including Best Musical), working with multiple Tony Award winner Des McAnuff since the musical’s inception at La Jolla Playhouse. He has also worked with international film, theatre and television stars Billy Crystal (original La Jolla Playhouse production of 700 Sundays), John Goodman, Theodore Bikel (national tour of Fiddler on the Roof), Marilu Henner & Tom Wopat (national tour of Annie Get Your Gun), Grace Jones, Eartha Kitt, David Noroña (HBO's Six Feet Under), Billy Zane, and Ray Manzarek of The Doors.

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Ken has toured all over Europe and North America playing rock, jazz, classical, funk, folk, hip-hop, soul, blues, bluegrass, Americana, and music that defies conventional classification, working with a wide array of distinguished artists including Pete Townshend of The Who, Brian May & Roger Taylor of Queen, pop legend Lesley Gore, Sara & Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, Printz Board (music director of The Black Eyed Peas), Peter Sprague (Chick Corea, Dianne Reeves), Rodney Holmes (Santana, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter), and Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, lead vocalist on international #1 hit “Blinded by the Light”). He has shared the stage with the likes of Steve Vai, Robbie Krieger of The Doors, Cliff Almond (Michel Camilo, Patti LaBelle, The Manhattan Transfer), and Eric Marienthal (Chick Corea).

Ken currently performs with the hit Broadway show Jersey Boys (winner of the 2006 Grammy Award for Platinum-selling Best Original Cast Recording, as well as four Tony Awards, including Best Musical), working with multiple Tony Award winner Des McAnuff since the musical’s inception at La Jolla Playhouse. He has also worked with international film, theatre and television stars Billy Crystal (original La Jolla Playhouse production of 700 Sundays), John Goodman, Theodore Bikel (national tour of Fiddler on the Roof), Marilu Henner & Tom Wopat (national tour of Annie Get Your Gun), Grace Jones, Eartha Kitt, David Noroña (HBO’s Six Feet Under), Billy Zane, and Ray Manzarek of The Doors.

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Experience Level

Language

Work Experience

Bassist, electric and upright at Freelance
January 1, 1990 - Present
Freelance bassist, nearly any genre

Education

BA Music at UCSD
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1995
Studied with world-renown bassist Bert Turetzky

Qualifications

Grammy Award
November 17, 2005 - November 17, 2015
JERSEY BOYS Broadway
Four Tony Awards, including Best Musical
November 17, 2005 - November 17, 2015
JERSEY BOYS Broadway

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment