New Single ‘eclipse’ out now on all streaming platforms!
‘eclipse' new single by Ikechi Onyenaka
After getting shouted out by DJ Khaled and performing at The NAMM Show 2024, Ikechi Onyenaka returns with ‘Eclipse’. Through narrative driven sing-rap lyrics, soulfully commanding saxophone riffs, trap driven drum grooves, and lush ambient synths, Ikechi Onyenaka has truly created his own lane in modern jazz with his new heartfelt single, ‘Eclipse’. This trap jazz fusion piece sets to shed light on the strange phenomenon that individuals undergo when they prosper and have loved ones walk out of their lives. ‘Eclipse’ is a trap jazz song about the strange phenomenon that individuals undergo when they prosper and have loved ones walk out of their lives. The single was released on Friday, May 3rd, 2024 and is available on all streaming platforms.
New EP ‘The city dreams ep’ out now on all streaming platforms!
‘The City Dreams EP' new EP by Ikechi Onyenaka
After supporting Khalid and getting shouted out by DJ Khaled, Ikechi Onyenaka returns with ‘The City Dreams EP’. Through emotionally driven saxophone melodies, atmospheric piano chords, and immaculate bass lines, Ikechi Onyenaka has truly created his own lane in modern jazz with his new heartfelt debut EP, ‘The City Dreams EP’. This musical body of work is a collective of contemporary jazz pieces that set out to inspire and motivate individuals to uncover their true passions in their lives. The official music video for the title track of the EP, ‘City Dreams’, has seen worldwide success, with the video obtaining well over 100,000 views on YouTube. ‘The City Dreams EP’ released on Friday, October 29th, 2021 and is available on all streaming platforms. And in support of this, Ikechi Onyenaka released a four-part behind the scenes documentary series following the release of the EP.
“There is nothing like starting a Friday morning with a cup of coffee cooling in your hand, awaiting the world premiere of Ikechi Onyenaka’s music video for his brand new single, City Dreams. In its introduction, ambient stardust scatters across the keyboard, accompanying quiet interjections from each instrumentalist, that swell and transform into the first climactic statement of the nine minute musical journey.”
“Jazz and Blues fusionist Ikechi Onyenaka’s latest extended instrumental soundscape, City Dreams, eases you into the twilight grooves gently before the rhythms pick up funk around the smoky jazz timbre. With the next progression, City Dreams moves towards a stormy sax blues riff that rivals the jazz-punk frontman Pete Wareham’s pipes.”
“Hardships from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania-based jazz and blues fusionist Ikechi Onyenaka is a wonderful single which will surely make many humans smile. There is no fake flash here, only realness, and for that we must all be truly thankful. Bringing through an array of goodness, we float into a release with so much to heal with.”
