The Masakowski Family (MAZ Family) releases a new CD titled N.O. Escape. Steve Masakowski, the legendary New Orleans jazz guitarist and educator, along with his rising star children, Sasha and Martin, have collaborated on a new album featuring a variety of their favorite songs related to their hometown of New Orleans in a style that Steve describes as Nouveaux Trad. The CD features several original compositions including three by Steve Masakowski and lyrist Jay Miles Griggs, which were inspired by the iconic masterpiece novel “A Confederacy of Dunces”, along other New Orleans favorites “The House of the Rising Sun”, and songs by legendary jazzmen James Black and Sidney Bechet. The Masakowski (MAZ) Family Band. Born and steeped in the musical roux of New Orleans, the MAZ family, consisting of Steve on guitar and his children Martin on bass and Sasha on vocals, have been performing together professionally for nearly a decade. Influenced by their musician parents, Sasha and Martin have been carving their own creative paths by exploring genres such as electronic, gypsy, Middle Eastern, and art rock music, traveling extensively across the globe as performing artists. Steve, a legendary and highly acclaimed jazz guitarist and long time member of the group Astral Project, is also the director of the Jazz Studies program at the University of New Orleans. www.stevemasakowski.com www.sashamasakowski.com www.martinmasakowski.com