Sasha Masakowski

{{short description|American jazz singer (born 1986)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Sasha Masakowski

| image =Sasha Masakowski Sings Jazz Fest 2014.jpg

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1986}}

| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Singer

| years_active =1990s–present

| label = Ropeadope

| website = {{URL|sashamasakowski.com}}

}}

Sasha Masakowski (born 1986) is an American jazz singer.{{cite web |last1=Milano |first1=Brett |title=Sasha Masakowski, Art Market (Ropeadope) |url=http://www.offbeat.com/music/sasha-masakowski-art-market-ropeadope/ |website=OffBeat Magazine |accessdate=13 August 2019 |date=30 May 2018}} She was born in New Orleans and is the daughter of jazz guitarist Steve Masakowski{{cite web |title=Sasha Masakowski |url=https://www.kennedy-center.org/artist/B100843 |website=www.kennedy-center.org |accessdate=13 August 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Tilton |first1=Ann Marshall |title=My New Orleans: 20 Questions with Sasha Masakowski |url=https://gonola.com/my-nola/20-questions/my-new-orleans-20-questions-with-sasha-masakowski |website=GoNOLA.com |accessdate=13 August 2019 |date=16 October 2013}} and concert pianist Ulrike Antonie Sprenger.{{cite web |last1=Gilbert |first1=Andrew |title=Singer Sasha Masakowski brings her famous family to SF concerts |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/06/01/singer-sasha-masakowski-brings-her-famous-family-to-sf-concerts/ |website=The Mercury News |access-date=22 October 2023 |date=1 June 2022}} She heard jazz at an early age due to her father's association with Ellis Marsalis Jr.

She attended the University of New Orleans, where her father led the Jazz Studies department.{{cite web |last1=Haines |first1=Matt |title=Jazz Deepens Bond Between New Orleans Father & Daughter |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/usa_jazz-deepens-bond-between-new-orleans-father-daughter/6191193.html |website=VOA |access-date=22 October 2023 |language=en |date=16 June 2020}}

She names as influences Bobby McFerrin, Rachelle Ferrell, and Flora Purim. She performs in the Masakowski Family Band with her father and her brother Martin, who plays bass and is part of her Art Market band. Her debut album Wishes (Hypersoul, 2011) was recorded with and produced by pianist James Westfall.{{cite web |last1=Bilawsky |first1=Dan |title=Sasha Masakowski and Musical Playground: Wishes album review @ All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/wishes-sasha-masakowski-self-produced-review-by-dan-bilawsky |website=All About Jazz |access-date=22 October 2023 |language=en |date=26 July 2011}}