Jack Price Founding Partner / Managing Director Marc Parella Partner / Director of Operations Mailing Address: 520 Geary Street Suite 605 San Francisco CA 94102 Telephone: Toll-Free 1-866-PRI-RUBI (774-7824) Contents: 310-254-7149 / Los Angeles Biography 415-504-3654 / San Francisco Ron Jackson Bio Email: Norbert Marius Bio [email protected] Hiroyuki Matsuura Bio [email protected] Reviews Website: Interviews http://www.pricerubin.com Yahoo!Messenger pricerubin Burning Gums - Biography Burning Gums is Jazz that Burns and Spreads Representing three continents, Burning Gums is a fresh new color on the seemingly endless palette of jazz guitar bands. The trio's debut album contains nine exciting tracks showcasing high caliber musicianship expertly navigating between the many styles of music from samba to swing. Interesting compositions and unusual arrangements of classics like So What and Killer Joe will keep listeners pleasantly alert. Norbert Marius’ smooth bass grooves provide solid foundation for guitarist Ron Jackson’s sophisticated improvisations, which are expertly matched by Matsu Hiroyuki’s energetic drumming, all creating the very special sound of Burning Gums. Burning Gums has performed at the Zinc Bar, The Shapeshifter Lab, Somethin Jazz Club, The Brooklyn Conservatory, Jules Jazz Bistro and Footprints Cafe. A sound that will make its mark! A true jam. The Burning Gums is Ron Jackson-Guitar (USA)Norbert Marius-Bass(Hungary) Hiroyuki Matsuura-Drums and Percussion.(Japan) Ron Jackson - Biography Ron Jackson is a New York based jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, producer, recording artist, and instructor. To say Ron Jackson is well traveled would be an understatement. He has performed and recorded in over 20 countries as a bandleader and ensemble performer, and is well established in the international jazz scene. Ron's style of guitar playing and compositions is a blend of jazz, and other American styles such as soul, rhythm and blues, pop that is influenced by his roots of the Philippines. Ron is experienced in many musical idioms and brings it all together in his unique approach to playing jazz guitar. Ron has recorded and performed with jazz, blues and World music, greats such as, Taj Majal,Little Anthony and The Imperials, James Spaulding, The Boys Choir of Harlem, The Metro Mass Choir, Mor Thaims Drums of Fire, Irene Reid, Hal Singer, TK Blue, Sarah Dash, Gene Anthony Ray, Cecil Brooks III, TAO, Melvin Rhyne, Jimmy McGriff, 5 Guitars Play Mingus,Cissy Houston, Kevin Powell, Ralph Peterson, Russell Malone, Larry Coryell, Jack Wilkins,Don Braden, Craig Handy, David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness, Renee Manning, Earl Mcintyre, Clark Gayton, Benny Powell, The Metro Mass Choir, Benny Golson, Randy Weston, Ron Carter, Oliver Lake, Leo Wright, Jaki Byard, Mulgrew Miller, Winard Harper,Akua Dixon, Kenny Drew Jr., Olatunji, Gwen Guthrie, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Raul Midon Jimmy Cobb, Rufus Reid, Larry Coryell, Jeff “Tain”Watts, Bernard Purdie, Dewey Redman, Howard Johnson, Benny Powell, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Gary Bartz, John Hicks, Ron Blake, Akira Tana, Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers and Candido among many others. Norbert Marius - Biography Norbert Marius started taking piano lessons at the age of eight. After developing an interest in jazz and funk, he began playing upright and electric bass at the age of 14. He studied at theBartok Bela Jazz Conservatory in Budapest, the Cologne Music Institute, earned numerous scholarships before graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1987. Since moving to New York City in 1988, Mr. Marius has performed with the Fifth Dimension,Melba Moore, Screaming Headless Torsos, and many others. He has toured the US, Europe and Japan. Besides being a bassist, Norbert is an active composer, and producer of dozens of instrumental and vocal tracks. Screaming Headless Torsos, David Fiuczinsky, The Fifth Dimension, Melba Moore, JoJo Mayer, Rodney Holmes, Jackie Terrasson, Ed Cherry, Roy Meriwheather, Gil Silverbird,Arturo Tappin, Mark Johnson, Delmar Brown, Bill Sims Jr., Denzell Miller, Marlon Browden,Jerome Van Rossum, Victor Jones, John Lang (Mister Mister) Hiroyuki Matsuura - Biography Hiroyuki Matsuura has performed and/or recorded with Grammy winning bassist, Hector "Maximo" Rodriguez (Spanish Harlem Orchestra); Grammy winner, Oriente Lopez; multi-platinum producer/musician, Vernon Jeffrey Smith (Whitney Houston, Paula Abdul, Heather Headley, Des’ree, The Family Stand); Grammy nominated R&B/jazz pianist, Marc Cary, Harry Whitaker, Sheila Jordan, Ray Gallon; distinguished composer/arranger, leader and pianist of the Gotham Jazz Orchestra, Mike Holober, jazz trombonist and author, Scott Reeves; the most sought after guitarist of the generation, Adam Stoler (Richard Bona, Keiko Matsui), classically trained R&B singer-songwriter, Yahzarah (Grammy winning Erykah Badu), jazz~gospel singer/Broadway legend, Boncellia Lewis, Shelley Nicole’s blaKbushe; Yaz Band; reggae legend, Milton Henry; jazz~reggae guitarist, Justin Rothberg; the best reggae/ska band in NY,Jammyland Allstars; world music~African reggae singer from Ivory Coast, Sekouba Diakite;Welfare Poets, percussionist of 2005 Latin Grammy nominated Los Pleneros de La 21, Juan Usera, R&B~hip hop star, Akil Dasan ( T h e R o a d T o S t a r d o m With Missy Elliot on UPN), Sophia Bastian. He has shared the stage with such Grammy winners, hip-hop group The Roots,Corey Glover of Living Color, and legendary jazz bassist Charnett Moffett. Burning Gums - Reviews “Burning Gums” is also a trio setting. Jackson is joined here by Norbert Marius (bass) and Matsuura Hiroyuki (drums and percussion). Marius penned the opening track “Samba de Quejio.” It is a fine showcase for the trio as a whole, and Marius and Hiroyuki definitely keep it moving forward in solid fashion. “Killer Joe” and “So What” are two jazz classics included in the playlist. Jackson contributes “Excerpt of Tina III,” “Sacred Love,” “Going Bush” and “Park Slope.” His compositions are interesting and well developed. Bassist Marius adds “Mangrove Do Re Mi” and “Madras Parallel.” His bass lines are spot on and solid as a rock. This CD combines elements of funk, swing, and latin styles. The trio definitely works well together and creates an interesting fifty three minutes of music together. Ron Jackson has a distinct sound and voice to offer and is well worth a listen. September 19, 2011 Vince Lewis - www.guitarinternational.com Ron Jackson is not a newbie but one of those incredibly talented musicians that remains hidden by some of the more commercially oriented clutter obscuring the jazz landscape today. As I have always said they call it the music business for a reason but that doesn't mean artistic output has to be bland and uninspired. "Burning Gums" is a testament that Jackson's time studying jazz composition and arranging at Berklee was indeed time well spent. "Burning Gums" has this diverse trio exploring a myriad of influence from Brazilian samba of "Samba de Quejio" to an Afro-Caribbean inspired "Going Bush." A diatonic revamp of the Miles Davis classic "So What" and a more contemporary take on the Benny Golson classic "Killer Joe" showcase the inventive and unique progressive sound that is Ron Jackson all while sidestepping artistic categorization. The focus here would seem to be pushing the musical envelope to present a swinging look at the many influences that make up the cultural melting pot we know as jazz. This cooperative trio is rounded out with an impressively lyrical performance by Hungarian born bassist Norbert Marius and an inspired and energetic display put on by Japanese drummer Matsuura Hiroyuki. A Pat Metheny musical frame of reference would not be wrong here based on some of the more stretched out world music offerings but this is Ron Jackson and Burning Gums playing music their way. Looking for something new, something fresh? Burning Gums is a fresh, funky and incredibly fun release that seems to only get better with each spin. Tracks: Samba de Quejio; Excerpt of Tina III; Killer Joe; Sacred Love; Going Bush; So What; Mangrove DoReMi; Madras Parallel; Park Slope. Personnel: Ron Jackson: guitar; Norbert Marius: bass; Matsuura Hiroyuki: drums. September 10, 2011 Brent Black - digitaljazznews http://www.guitarnoise.com/review/burning-gums/ It almost seems quaint and cliché in this day of seemingly instantaneous worldwide connections to say that music is a universal language capable of breaking down barriers and building friendship and understanding among people. But when you think about it, a good reason why it’s become cliché is because it is still fundamentally true. Take the eponymous debut disc of Burning Gums, a “new” jazz trio comprised of players whose individual accomplishments read like a lifetime of playing every single style of music the world has ever known. First, there’s Ron Jackson, a guitarist, composer and arranger who’s currently based out of New York but has performed with artists as diverse as Taj Mahal, Cissy Houston, Rufus Reid, Larry Coryell, David Krakauer’s Klezmer Madness, the Boys Choir of Harlem and Little Anthony and the Imperials, just to name a few. And literally, it is just a few of the many music icons he’s worked with. Then you’ve got Norbert Marius, a bassist from Hungary who’s studied at the Bela Bartok Jazz Conservatory in Budapest and has played with the likes of Melba Moore, the Fifth Dimension, Arturo Tappin and Mister Mister’s John Lang. Finally, add Japan’s Matsuura Hiroyuki on drums and percussion, who has worked with jazz greats like Marc Cary, hip-hop stars The Roots, reggae legend Milton Henry and even the Ivory Coast’s Sekouba Diakite. Actually, to list all the musicians and musical styles of each of these three accomplished players would take more than a dozen pages! But the cool thing is that you can hear how it all comes together on their debut CD.