Steve Masakowski
Steve Masakowski (born September 2, 1954 in New Orleans ) is an American jazz guitarist , composer and university professor .
Live and act
Masakowski graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1974 ; In 1978 he invented a guitar synthesizer. In 1982 he presented his debut album on his own label, followed by two albums for Blue Note Records . He also worked as a studio musician a. a. with Rick Margitza , Mose Allison , Red Tyler , Tony Dagradi and Johnny Adams . He also went on tour with Dianne Reeves and worked with the jazz band Astral Project . He participated in 57 recording sessions from 1982 to 2011.
Masakowski has taught composition, jazz theory and guitar at the University of New Orleans since 1985 , as professor and holder of the Coca-Cola Endowed Chair of Jazz Studies since 2004 . He also published a number of articles in the music magazine Guitar Player and wrote a textbook.
His daughter is the jazz singer Sasha Masakowski.
Discographic notes
- Friends (Nebula, 1984), with Rick Margitza
- What It Was (Blue Note, 1993)
- Direct Axecess (Blue Note, 1994), with Brian Blade
- For Joe (Compass, 2000), with Bill Huntington, Johnny Vidacovich
Web links
- Web presence
- Scott Yanow : Steve Masakowski at Allmusic (English)
- Steve Masakowski at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Portrait at Satchmo.com (September 2) ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tom Lord discography
- ^ Portrait at the University of New Orleans
- ↑ Bill Milkowski : 12 New Jazz Artists to Watch in 2019. Paste, January 4, 2019, accessed on January 18, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Masakowski, Steve |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd September 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |