Broadcast high in the Rockies Wednesdays from 2PM - 4PM MT on KFFR 88.3-FM and KFFR.org, Mateo’s Magic Bus takes listeners on a journey around the world, exploring the roots of jazz and blues alongside music from today and the past decades that has been influenced by these incredible art forms.

We’re excited to have on Mateo’s Magic Bus and KFFR this episode, Steve Okonski, leader of the band Okonski, who is set to release their sophomore instrumental piano-jazz album “Entrance Music” Feb. 28th via Colemine Records, where it was also recorded and produced in their new studio. Okonski features three members from the amazing soul band Durand Jones & The Indications, who we’ve featured often here on The Bus in the past years, who feature among others, Steve on keys and organ, drummer Aaron Frazer and bassist Michael Montgomery who all do double time with Oksonski, when they are not touring the world.
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.
DJ Mateo talks with Steve about his origins, playing with Durand Joes & The Indications, his past albums and the new one, Entrance Music. It's a great discussion and we're excited to be featuring Steve and the band Okonski on KFFR & Mateo's Magic Bus - enjoy the ride!
Rock on,
DJ Mateo
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