North Star Jazz & CommonGround featured at upcoming Special Event!
Bruce Abbott, Ron Fournier and Marty Ballou join Paul Mason and Steve DeConti
in a rare live performance!
Featured Titles!
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Newly released single from CommonGround
Fire & Rain sessions!
It often happens on an album project, when final song selections are made, one or two tracks just don’t make the cut. When finalizing the songs/sequence for CommonGround’s Fire & Rain tribute album to James Taylor, North Star's founder/president felt this version of You Can Close Your Eyes was just too different from the rest of the album.
Ron Fournier’s arrangement on this one was inspired by a number of factors. While Bruce Abbott performed most of the other songs on saxophone, his beautiful flute tone seemed to be just the right voice for this melody.You Can Close Your Eyes also didn’t seem to lend itself to a series of improvised solos from the various band members. Working on it in the wee hours one night, Ron came up with the idea of writing an original acoustic guitar interlude for Peter Calo. As always, Peter rose to the occasion with a typically masterful performance.
This found-again arrangement of You Can Close Your Eyes is presented here in its entirety as a single for
your listening enjoyment.
Click here to listen on Spotify Click here to listen on Amazon Music Click here to listen on Apple Music
Fire & Rain sessions!
It often happens on an album project, when final song selections are made, one or two tracks just don’t make the cut. When finalizing the songs/sequence for CommonGround’s Fire & Rain tribute album to James Taylor, North Star's founder/president felt this version of You Can Close Your Eyes was just too different from the rest of the album.
Ron Fournier’s arrangement on this one was inspired by a number of factors. While Bruce Abbott performed most of the other songs on saxophone, his beautiful flute tone seemed to be just the right voice for this melody.You Can Close Your Eyes also didn’t seem to lend itself to a series of improvised solos from the various band members. Working on it in the wee hours one night, Ron came up with the idea of writing an original acoustic guitar interlude for Peter Calo. As always, Peter rose to the occasion with a typically masterful performance.
This found-again arrangement of You Can Close Your Eyes is presented here in its entirety as a single for
your listening enjoyment.
Click here to listen on Spotify Click here to listen on Amazon Music Click here to listen on Apple Music
North Star Jazz & CommonGround Recordings
And visit our streaming page for links to our whole catalog
on the streaming service of your choice!
North Star Jazz on the Web
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Check out photos from our trip to Nantucket to play a concert for the Nantucket Arts Council. Our date this past May was cancelled due to high winds
and dangerous seas, but we're working on a return date for the Fall, so keep you eye on this space for updates.
and dangerous seas, but we're working on a return date for the Fall, so keep you eye on this space for updates.
photos by Steve Mason
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Bruce Abbott
Ron Fournier
Piano and keyboards
Learn more about this music at www.jazzillustrated.com or visit Ron online at www.ronfournier.com Paul Mason
Drums and percussion
Paul spends his summers playing with this trio on the beach in Narragansett, RI www.dunestrio.com |