Okonski – “Entrance Music” (Released 28th February 2025)

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After nearly two years, Okonski returns with ‘Entrance Music’ — an album that finds the trio at the height of their improvisational prowess and celebrating the spontaneous and meditative.

On the heels of 2023’s debut, ‘Magnolia’, pianist and leader Steve Okonski has reconvened long-time musical collaborators (Durand Jones and the Indications bandmate Aaron Frazer on drums and bassist Michael Isvara “Ish” Montgomery) for another session in the spirit of artists like the Bad Plus, Gerald Clayton, and The Breathing Effect.

Ultimately, ‘Entrance Music’ serves as an invitation to early hours, where songs linger in the doorway, announcing their presence before returning to the air, in a meticulous drift into the next. Whereas much of the debut resonates with his time in New York, ‘Entrance Music’ “feels a little less ‘on the streets at 2 A.M.’ and a little more nature-based…a little more ethereal,” says Okonski. “It’s definitely age, environment, and family — all of that does come through in the music.”

For Fans Of… John Carol Kirby, Pharoah Sanders, Bill Evans, Misha Panfilov, Bad Plus, EST

Tracklisting:

1. October
2. Vista
3. Lakebridge
4. Wind Or Vertigo
5. Passing Through
6. Summer Storm
7. Dahlia
8. Dusk
9. Penny