Episode 127: Steve Okonski (Okonski, Durand Jones & The Indications)

Working at a piano shop, the Magnolia grandiflora, and getting lofty. Steve Okonski (Okonski, Durand Jones & The Indications) Okonski 'Magnolia' Album Announcement- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5o_pqyRqXc ETHIOPIQUES vol 1-30: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7gkMJUiZc7hglZNsTrdTvt “The studio at 122 West Loveland Avenue was not an unfamiliar space for Steve Okonski, the leader of his eponymous trio Okonski. Ever since the Colemine label set up shop in Loveland, Ohio it has been a host to a number of groups passing through town, including Durand Jones and the Indications who all of this trio’s members have connections to. After setting aside some time in winter of 2020, Okonski, trained initially as a classical pianist, invited Michael Isvara “Ish” Montgomery and Aaron Frazer to work on an album that was initially planned to be beat driven and fully composed trio instrumentals. After finishing this first session with some improvisations, a second week was booked in the summer of 2021 to try and capture some more of that spontaneous energy. During this session, the tracks were all improvised and recorded live to a Tascam 388 during several late nights at the Colemine HQ. They were structured to allow the group’s collective intuition to fully shape the melodies and arcs of the music.” Excerpt from https://www.coleminerecords.com/products/okonski-magnolia Okonski: Bandcamp: https://okonski.bandcamp.com/album/magnolia Instagram: @steve.okonski Website: https://linktr.ee/okonski?fbclid=PAAaZ7UNGxDxrsIH2z3zq5aOTbjFiUjXEVEjJzyPs0rmxFZHTh31FuguBR69U Merch: https://www.coleminerecords.com/products/okonski-magnolia Durand Jones & The Indications: Instagram: @durandjonesandtheindications Website: https://durandjonesandtheindications.com Bandcamp: https://durandjonesandtheindications.... Records: https://www.roughtrade.com/us/durand-... Colemine Records: https://www.coleminerecords.com/colle... The Vineyard: Instagram: @thevineyardpodcast Website: https://www.thevineyardpodcast.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thevineyardpodcast