“To record such diverse albums,
it takes musicians who are incredibly
versatile and tasteful.”

Richard R. Waterman
President • North Star Music

Strings and other flavorings.

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.

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.