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“To record such diverse albums,
it takes musicians who are incredibly
versatile and tasteful.”
Richard R. Waterman
President • North Star Music |
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Strings and other flavorings.
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Across its recordings, the North Star Jazz Ensemble has tapped into a virtual wealth of world-class talent. The band’s highly successful releases featuring standards-with-strings are the most recent example. |
| Another is the NSJE’s musical alter-ego, CommonGround: where New York acoustic- and electric-guitar ace Peter Calo is central to the band's organic and eclectic spirit. |
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In live performance, the Ensemble can assume either musical persona. The group can also meld a variety of elements into a unique, multi-genre performance — including virtuoso-level instrumentalists on chromatic harmonica, trumpet, trombone, guitar and vocals. |
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