Steve Masakowski's Page

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Steve Masakowski

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Contact email address.

smasakowski@cox.net

Contact phone number.

504 894 0007

Contact physical address (street, city, state, ZIP)

429 Exposition Blvd

Artist or company website

http://www.myspace.com/stevemasakowski

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Steve Masakowski has long been regarded as one of the top Jazz artists from New Orleans. Born and raised in New Orleans, Steve has played guitar with most of the city’s greatest musicians including Alvin “Red” Tyler, Ellis Marsalis, Earl Turbinton, and James Black. He has also performed with Grammy Award winning artists Bobby McFerrin, Nicholas Payton, and Dianne Reeves at major festivals around the world. As a recording artist, he has released numerous CD’s including two on the prestigious Blue Note Records label. He has been an active member of, and composer for the award winning New Orleans Jazz group Astral Project. He has twice been voted "Best Guitarist", and won "Best Contemporary Jazz Group" three times by Gambit and Offbeat magazines in their annual reader's polls. He has published lessons in Guitar Player magazine and authored the book Jazz Ear Training – Learning to Hear Your Way Through Music for Mel Bay Publications. Steve has participated in numerous Jazz concerts and workshops at major universities including Princeton, the University of Chicago, and the University on Indiana. Steve is currently on the faculty at the University of New Orleans where he holds the position of Coca-Cola Endowed Chair of Jazz Studies.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best jazz guitar albums of the '90s

Please summarize the activities for touring or school activities.

Professor of Jazz Studies and guest clinician.

Do you provide a Teacher's Guide?

No

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TBA

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$500 - $6000