Steve Masakowski

Steve Masakowski
Born: Sep 2, 1954 in New Orleans, LA
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Styles: Post-Bop
Biography: A fine New Orleans guitarist whose advanced improvisations display the influence of his native city's early jazz and R&B scenes (at least rhythmically), Steve Masakowski attended Berklee in 1974. He invented the key-tar in 1978, an early guitar synthesizer. In 1982, he recorded for his own private Prescriptions ...Read full biography
Direct Axecess
Released: 1994
Label: Blue Note
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Steve Masakowski dedicates his Blue Note CD to Joe Pass, and his unaccompanied renditions of "Monk's Mood" and "Emily" would have pleased the late guitarist. Masakowski, who is influenced by Pat Martino ...Read full review
What It Was
Released: 1993
Label: Blue Note
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Guitar Steve Masakowski has a guitar sound that falls somewhere between Jim Hall and John Scofield. His laidback music (ten of the dozen songs on his Blue Note CD are his originals) is generally unpredictable, ...Read full review
More Steve Masakowski albums: Main Albums (6)
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