Steve Masakowski & Friends at Chorum Hall

×

Expand

Co-presented by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and Chorum Hall, the Jazz Listening Room series presents cabaret-style jazz concerts featuring nationally and internationally known acts, performing in an intimate setting. Next up: Steve Masakowski has long been regarded as one of the top Jazz artists from New Orleans. Born and raised in the Crescent City, Masakowski has played guitar with most of the city’s greatest musicians including Alvin “Red” Tyler, Ellis Marsalis, Danny Barker, Earl Turbinton, and James Black. He has also performed with Grammy Award-winning artists Bobby McFerrin, Nicholas Payton, Allen Toussaint, Dianne Reeves and others at major festivals around the world.

As a recording artist, Masakowski has released numerous albums 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. He authored the book, "Jazz Ear Training – Learning to Hear Your Way Through Music" for Mel Bay Publications, and has participated in numerous Jazz concerts and workshops at major universities including Princeton, the University of Chicago, and the University on Indiana.

Tonight, Masakowski takes a break from his day job on faculty at the University of New Orleans where he is Coca-Cola Endowed Chair of Jazz Studies, to play in Baton Rouge at Chorum Hall. 7:30 pm at 1024 Executive Park Avenue. $15 in advance from BonTempsTix.com or $20 at the door.