Paul Collins Artist Services International: MultiMusic Bio's
Paul Collins - Artist Support and MultiMusic Services International
Company Profile
PCAMI* is an artist focused, support and service driven MultiMusic™ Company with products, brands and services that have global reach. Initially designed to service and discover local talent, it quickly expanded its reach to service regional, national, international and celebrity talent. In conjunction with international recording artist Roberto Magris, jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band leader from Trieste, Italy, PCAMI* has designed and created projects and recorded works every year since 2006. PCAMI* also provides customized and value added support and services to its talent base that would be out of the reach and price range of most mid to upper level independent artists. PCAMI* continues to discover exceptional local, national and international talent that have experience in music education, equipment, computer software, graphics, photography, video, production, music composition, music soundtracks for big and small screens and business. PCAMI* provides this artist support and administrative music services for artists through MUZIKSVC™. This is a division developed by PCAMI* to manage PR, radio campaigns, bookings, marketing and grow other support related services and initiatives.
In June of 2007, PCAMI* was presented with an opportunity to provide musical entertainment for a new 5 star luxury hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Since then, PCAMI* has focused its attention to opportunities in other international markets such as China, Japan, Germany and Europe. From this great start, PCAMI* created the STARLUX™ luxury hotel entertainment division which is tasked with growing the global luxury hotel entertainment business in the above markets. This division has access to a number of talented artists all around the world!
In January 2009, PCAMI* created the international jazz label JMood™ Records which now has seven master recordings under management in its JMood™ recording catalog. JMood™ Records is always on the look out for talented artists or busy planning its next projects.
Since 2009, PCAMI* has been collaborating with Los Angeles, CA based blues/rock guitarist, JP Cervoni. JP is an international recording artist, composer, producer and band leader from the late blues legend Buddy Miles band. He has formed a premiere rock band called “Big Rock” which includes multi-platinum recording artists Derek St Holmes, vox ( Ted Nugent, Michael Schenker), Phil Soussan, bass (Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil, Billy Idol), Simon Wright, drums (AC/DC, UFO, DIO) but also the “Blues and Beyond Band”. This has created an opportunity for PCAMI* to expand into the blues and rock genre by being tasked with handling the radio campaign for the CD “JP Cervoni Blues and Beyond Band” and to assist in advising and promoting the “Big Rock” band. With this opportunity PCAMI* has created a blues division BluzAliee™ to grow support and promote all business related to the blues. PCAMI* entered the smooth jazz market by assisting guitarist, Maurice Johnson with his debut CD entitled “Tonight”. PCAMI* also has an eye on up and coming classical artists too!
For private consultation and consideration contact Paul Collins at paulcollins@paulcollinsartistmanagement.com
Executive Bio
PCAMI* has over 25 years of applied experience in multi-level administration and management in local government, private, corporate businesses and 14 years volunteering in the community serving on the board of directors for local not-for-profit organizations at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Swope Park Health Care Center. PCAMI* volunteers time at the Folly Theatre, Starlight Theatre, The Swope Park Health Care Annual Blues and Jazz Festival, Jazz Friends of UMKC Annual Jazz N’ BBQ, The UMKC Salisbury Jazz Camp & Festival, The New Musician’s Showcase, the Gem Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri and the Detroit International Jazz Festival.
Mr. Collins is also sought out for his experience and keen advice. “Passionate about the music is not just a phrase…it’s a way of life.”
Roberto Magris - Jazz-jazz pianist and composer
Born in Trieste (Italy) in 1959 Roberto began his jazz career in the late ‘70s. In the ‘80s, he led a jazz trio named "Gruppo Jazz Marca", whose recordings were reissued in 2006, as collector’s items, by the English label Arision. During the times of the "iron curtain", Magris was privileged to be one of the very few West European musicians to collaborate on a regular basis with the East European musicians on the jazz scene. He performed in the former Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, DDR/Eastern Germany, Hungary and Romania. In 1987, he formed the "Roberto Magris Quartet” that continues to play, record and schedules tours all around the world. This unit has recorded several CD’s, among them the classic album "Maliblues" (Map).
From 1998-2002, Roberto Magris was bandleader for the "Europlane Orchestra", a central-European jazz venture sponsored by INCE-CEI (Central European Initiative) which performed and has recorded 3 CD’s: "Live at Zooest" (Zooest), "Plays Kurt Weill" (Pull) with singer Ines Reiger and "Current Views" (SoulNote) featuring guitarist Philip Catherine and vibraphonist Bill Molenhof.
In 2003, Magris continued to build bridges and forge close bonds of musical relationships as he formed the "Roberto Magris Europlane". This unit was designed to include a unique blend of the best European and American jazz artists in one musical context. This unit has recorded 2 critically acclaimed straight-ahead jazz CD’s entitled: "Il Bello del Jazz" (SoulNote) with saxophonist Herb Geller (the West-Coast jazz master) and "Check In" (SoulNote), featuring a saxophone duo of Tony Lakatos and Michael Erian. Both CD’s received stunning reviews from the International jazz critics. From these recordings and performances a compelling musical partnership has been formed with one of Europe’s finest soloist, jazz saxophonist, Tony Lakatos.
In 2006, Magris started his collaboration with musical icon, Art Davis (the legendary bassist for John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong and Max Roach as well as other notables) and also started his fruitful partnership with Paul Collins, the music impresario and founder of JMood Records, the Kansas City based jazz label. This same year Magris made his USA debut in Hollywood, California performing at such famous jazz venues as "The Jazz Bakery" and "Catalina’s Jazz Club". In 2007 Magris returned to the USA for a performance at the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz District in Kansas City. His performance at “The Blue Room" also included a jazz tribute to the late jazz and blues icon, Jay McShann. Magris took this opportunity to record the CD entitled "Kansas City Outbound" (JMood), on trio with Art Davis, on bass and Jimmy “Junebug” Jackson (the 21 year veteran drummer for Jimmy Smith) and Zack Albetta, on drums.
In 2008, Magris returned to Los Angeles as bandleader for concerts and to record the CD entitled “Mating Call” (JMood) with an all-star USA quintet which included Paul Carr and Michael O’Neill on saxes, Elisa Pruett on bass and the legendary musical stylist, Idris Muhammad on drums. In the same year he also participated, as a guest soloist, composer and arranger, in the CD "Big Band Ritmo-Sinfonica Città di Verona plays the music of Roberto Magris / Restless Spirits" (Velut Luna).
In 2009, Magris renewed his outstanding collaboration with legendary saxophonist Herb Geller (who worked with Benny Carter, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Benny Goodman, Scott LaFaro, Bill Evans as well as other notables) performing together at several jazz festivals and clubs in Europe. In the same year, Magris returned to Kansas City as bandleader for concerts and to record the CD entitled “Morgan Rewind: A Tribute to Lee Morgan, Vol. 1” (JMood) with another all-star USA quintet which included Brandon Lee on trumpet, Logan Richardson on alto sax, Elisa Pruett on bass and the world renowned jazz drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath (the brother of Jimmy and Percy Heath, from the legendary Heath family). In Kansas City he also recorded the CD entitled “One Night In With Hope & More” (JMood), on trio with Elisa Pruett, on bass and Albert “Tootie” Heath, on drums, as a special tribute to his favourite be-bop piano masters such as Bud Powell, Elmo Hope, Herbie Nichols, Barry Harris and Tadd Dameron.
In 2010, Magris performed in Los Angeles again together with singer Madaleine Davis (who was the leading voice for “Boney M” group) and returned to Kansas City again as bandleader for concerts and to record 3 more albums: the CD sequel “Morgan Rewind: A Tribute to Lee Morgan, Vol. 2” (JMood) with a brand new septet including Hermon Mehari on trumpet, Jim Mair on sax, Peter Schlamb on vibes, Elisa Pruett on bass, Brian Steever on drums and Pablo Sanhueza on percussions, to finish up on the trio project “One Night In With Hope and More” Vol. 2 and a special jazz-funk project entitled “Cannonball Funk’N Friends” (JMood) with an American quintet featuring Alonzo “Scooter” Powell (the renowned native Kansas City drummer who is a LA studio musician, music teacher and has worked with the Grammy Award winners Norman Brown, Sting and James Ingram, just to mention a few).
Magris has recorded 16 albums with his own groups and has played concerts in 38 different countries in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Australia, also performing at the best jazz festivals and jazz clubs in the world.
In the early years of his career, he performed as a sideman with legendary jazz masters such as Kai Winding, Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Sal Nistico. Other outstanding musical collaborations include Franco Ambrosetti, Florian Brambock, Frantisek Uhlir, Darko Jurkovic, Richie Buckley, Janusz Muniak, Ricardo Cavalli, Achim Goettert, Fabio Jegher, the "Traditional Jazz Studio" from Prague, and the percussion players from Gabon, Africa. As a complementary musical experience, in the ‘90s Magris led the acid jazz group "DMA Urban Jazz Funk" which recorded 2 CD’s. In 2003, he formed and continues to perform with “Alfabeats Nu Jazz", a "progressive urban jazz" band, recording the CD "Stones", which has received high reviews from the jazz critics and international jazz community.
About Magris’ style, jazz critic Ira Gitler wrote: “as a pianist he reflects some of his most admired models - Wynton Kelly, Tommy Flanagan, Bill Evans, Kenny Drew, Jaki Byard, Randy Weston, McCoy Tyner, Andrew Hill, Paul Bley, Don Pullen and Steve Kuhn (a varied group indeed) - in his own way. There is a quick, supple right hand and the rich harmonies of the two-handed transitions in his playing that don’t necessarily summon up instant comparisons to any of the above or others.”
BANDS
q Roberto Magris Trio / Quartet / Quintet / Europlane / Big Band - www.myspace.com/robertomagrisjazz
q Roberto Magris “Italian Songs in Jazz” - www.myspace.com/robertomagriscanzonitalianeinjazz
q “Alfabeats Nu Jazz” (progressive urban jazz) - www.myspace.com/robertomagrisalfabeats
FESTIVALS AND CONCERTS
IIC Los Angeles (USA 2010), North City Jazz Fest, Mitrovica (Kosovo 2010), Phoenix Jazz Club, Kansas City (USA 2010,2009), Ecuador Jazz Festival, Quito (Ecuador 2009), Porgy & Bess Vienna (Austria 2009, 2008, 1994), Novi Sad Jazz Festival (Serbia 2009), Ancona Jazz (Italy 2009,1992), Summer Jazz Festival Krakow and Muniak Jazz Club (Poland 2009,2006), Jazz Time Rijeka (Croatia 2009,1998,1997,1994), The Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles (USA 2008, 2006), Distrito Jazz Bilbao (Spain 2008), Europa Jazz Fest Bucharest (Romania 2008), Manila Piazza Italia Expo (Philippines 2008), The Blue Room, Kansas City (USA 2007), Galway Jazz Festival (Ireland 2007), Nomme Jazz Festival, Tallinn (Estonia 2007), Nardis Jazz Club, Istanbul (Turkey 2007), Downtown Sambosi Jazz Festival, Budapest (Hungary 2007), Catalina’s Jazz Club, Los Angeles (USA 2006), Jazz at the Hermitage Garden, Moscow (Russia 2006), Umbria Jazz (Italy 2006), Notorious and Thelonious, Buenos Aires (Argentina 2006), Centre Culturel Francais, Libreville (Gabon 2006), Centro Cultural Ruta Maya, Managua (Nicaragua 2006), Granados Hall Asuncion and Encarnacion (Paraguay 2006), Aarau and Olten jazzclubs (Switzerland 2005), Hong Kong Performing Arts Festival and Guangzhou Xhinghai Festival (China 2004), Jakarta Festival (Indonesia 2004), Sofia Jazz Peak (Bulgaria 2004), Tashkent Jazz Festival and Samarcanda (Uzbekistan 2003), Melbourne Italian Jazz Festival and Bennett’s Lane Jazzclub (Australia 2003), Jazz en Lima (Perù 2003), Mar del Plata Jazz Festival (Argentina 2003), Jazz Tour Montevideo (Uruguay 2003), No Borders Music (Italy 2003), Kaunas Jazz and Vilnius (Lithuania 2002), Locarno Jazz (Switzerland 2002), Montreal Jazz Festival, Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival and Atlantic Jazz Festival Halifax (Canada 2001), Gostenhofer Jazztage Nuernberg (Germany 2001), Udine Jazz (Italy 2001), Half Note Athens (Greece 2001), Agharta Prague (Czech Rep. 2001), San Sebastian Jazz Festival (Spain 2000), Newport Jazz Festival Torino (Italy 2000), Ocho Rios Jazz Festival (Jamaica 2000), Curacao Jazz Festival (Dutch Antilles 1999), Juan Sebastian Bar Caracas (Venezuela 1999), Jazzkaar Tallin (Estonia 1999), Festival Guanajuato and Festival Olimpio Merìda (Mexico 1999), Festival Jazz Corinthos and Athens Music Festival (Greece 1998), Festival Cervantino, Festival Metepec and Festival Guanajuato (Mexico 1997), Moritzburg Jazz Festival Halle (Germany 1996), Atlantis Basler Jazz Woche (Switzerland 1995), Jazz in Raab (Austria 1994), Int.l Jazz Days Zagreb (Croatia 1993), Jazz Days Liberec (Czech Rep. 1992), Jazz Festival Wuerzburg (Germany 1992), Lange Jazz Nacht Lindau (Germany 1991), Festival Jazz Sant Cugat (Spain 1990), Jazz Ost-West Nuernberg (Germany 1990), Messina Jazz Meeting (Italy 1989), Pannonton Jazz Napok Budapest (Hungary 1989), Prerov Jazz Days (Czech Rep. 1988), Euro Jazz Ivrea (Italy 1988), Sibiu Jazz (Romania 1986), Jazz Festival Gottwaldov and Blansko Jazz Days (Czech Rep. 1986), Cegled Jazz Show (Hungary 1986), Int.l Jazz Festival Prague (Czech Rep. 1984)
INTERVIEWS & REVIEWS
Magris’ interviews were published by Blu Jazz (1992), All About Jazz USA (2004), Musica Jazz (2005), Jazzit (2006), Jazz Colours (2007), Jazz Magazine (2007), Jazz World Quest (2007), Jazz Wax (2008), All About Jazz Italy (2008), Jazz Convention (2010). Magris’ concerts and Cd reviews were published, along the years, by Down Beat, Jazz Times, Cadence, Jazz Hot, Jazz Podium, Jazzthetik, Goldmine, Allmusic, Jazzman, Jazz Notes, The Wire, Jazz Journal Int.l, Jazzwise, Concerto, Jazzrytmit, Cuadernos de Jazz, Jazzmozaiek, Jazz Flits, Jazz Reviw, Musica Jazz, Jazzit, Jazzitalia, Acid Jazz, New Age & New Sounds a.o. and by such newspapers as The Los Angeles Times, Herald Tribune, Capital Times, Pittsburgh Tribue, News & Observer, Herald Sun, La Nacion, Clarin, ABC, El Pais, Toronto Star, El Nacional, The Gleaner, Irish Times, Canberra Times, Jakarta Post, South China Morning Post, El Universal, Jerusalem Post, Nuernberger Zeitung, Mitteldeutsch Zeitung, Basler Zeitung, Tiroler Zeitung, Vjesnik, Novi List, La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera Magazine, Libero, La Discussione, Liberazione, Il Secolo d’Italia a.o..
DISCOGRAPHY
q Roberto Magris Quintet / Mating Call (JMood Cd 2010) with Paul Carr, Michael O’Neill, Elisa Pruett and Idris Muhammad
q Roberto Magris & The Europlane Orchestra / Current Views (Soulnote Cd 2009) with Philip Catherine, Bill Molenhof, Roberto Ottaviano a.o.
q Big Band Ritmo-Sinfonica Città di Verona plays the music of Roberto Magris / Restless Spirits (Velut Luna Cd 2009)
q Kansas City Outbound / Roberto Magris Trio (JMood/PCAMI Cd 2008) with Art Davis, Jimmy “Junebug” Jackson and Zack Albetta
q Roberto Magris Europlane a.o. / Jazz Magazine N. 55 (Cd compilation 2007)
q Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Herb Geller / Il Bello del Jazz (Soulnote Cd 2006) with Herb Geller a.o.
q Alfabeats Nu Jazz / Stones (Oasis Cd 2006)
q Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos / Check In (Soulnote Cd 2005) with Tony Lakatos, Michael Erian a.o.
q Europlane Orchestra / Plays Kurt Weill (Pull Cd 2000) with Ines Reiger a.o.
q Europlane Orchestra / Live at Zooest (Zooest Cd 1998) with Frantisek Uhlir, Darko Jurkovic, Marko Lackner, Lojze Krajncan a.o.
q Dma Urban Jazz Funk (Map Cd 1998) reissued as “Up to the beat!” (Map Cd 2003)
q Dma Urban Jazz Funk a.o. / Acid Jazz Magazine N. 77 (Cd compilation 2003)
q Dma Urban Jazz Funk a.o. / New Age & New Sounds Magazine N. 126 (Cd compilation 2003)
q Dma Urban Jazz Funk a.o. / Vocal Groove & Jazz Dance (Srazz Cd 1996)
q Roberto Magris Quartet a.o. / Trieste e il Jazz (Ed. Fenice – book/Cd 2002)
q Roberto Magris Quintet a.o. / Live al Vapore (Srazz Cd 1995) with Florian Brambock a.o.
q Roberto Magris Quartet / Maliblues (Map Cd 1994)
q Roberto Magris & The D.I. Project / Music of Today (Splasch Cd 1992) with Achim Goettert, Joerg Drewing, Albrecht Riermeyer, Martin Klingeberg, Rudi Engel a.o.
q Roberto Magris Israsextet / Life in Israel (Jazzis Cd 1990) with Ofer Israeli, Larry Smith a.o.
q Gruppo Jazz Marca / Mitteleuropa (Gulliver Lp 1986) reissued by Arision (Cd 2006)
q Gruppo Jazz Marca / Aria di Città (IAF Lp 1983) reissued by Arision (Cd 2009)
q Gruppo Jazz Marca / Comunicazione Sonora (IAF Lp 1982) reissued by Arision (Cd 2005)
Gumbi Ortiz, composer, percussionist
Puerto Rico is known for its lush vegetation, coffee beans, baseball legends, tropical atmosphere and music. From such a rich culture it is no wonder Gumbi Ortiz is so productive in the music industry. Coming from a musical family, Gumbi’s father played the saxophone. Gumbi started playing this instrument at an early age before the deep seated rhythms of percussion started growing in him like tobacco, coffee beans and bananas trees in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Responding to these deep seated Latin, Cuban, Caribbean and African rhythmic influences Gumbi Ortiz has created his own recognizable sound. Not only is Gumbi a study in his heritage but he has also practiced and prepared himself for greater musical experience. This opportunity came when international guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola saw Ortiz jamming at a club in St. Petersburg, Florida back in 1986. Little did he know within days he would be jamming with Di Meola at an outdoor park in St. Petersburg before a crowd of 40,000 fans. From that day forward the two have traveled the world together for over 19 years. Now with all of this rich heritage and experience behind him and in him comes the debut CD project entitled “Miami”. At the forefront of this project is an All Star team which includes Executive Producer Kermit Weeks, producer Dan O’Brien and Roger Nichols, senior engineer (7 time Grammy Award Winning engineer who is best known for his 30 years of work with Steely Dan). The musicians joining Gumbi on “Miami” is like a who’s, who list of smooth jazz greats such as Jeff Lorber, Brandon Fields, Barry Miles, Dave Weckl, Jay Beckenstein, Al Di Meola, Mario Rodriguez, Joel Rosenblatt, Scott Ambush, Eric Marienthal and Rachel Z just to mention a few. This new CD embodies all of the elements that have influences Ortiz from the beginning while listening to Carlos Santana and incorporating the possibilities of blending Latin and pop music to performing with his friend drummer and timbale player Chuckie Lopez. With his friend Chuckie they began playing with some big R&B acts which include the Salsoul Orchestra and the dual hit music titans, Ashford & Simpson. Ortiz later performed with many of the great Latin bands in and around New York City from Tito Puente to Charlie Palmieri. Moving to Florida to be with his family who had emigrated from Cuba during the 1980’s, Ortiz settled there and began to perform with many of the Cuban acts in and around Miami. While “Miami marks Ortiz’s first official solo release under his name he has been at the helm of several acclaimed projects over the past decade from The Gumbi Band that toured throughout the Southeast opening for funk legend George Clinton to working with his newly formed group The Latino Project that have released two successful albums “La Cura (2000) and Soy De Aqui (2005). This keeps Gumbi moving fast these days to keep up in addition to touring 5-6 months out of the year with guitar legend Al Di Meola. Even so, the rich soil that created this artist and his artistic material is use to the climate in the music business. Gumbi Ortiz has already received rave reviews from smooth jazz critics around the country. This CD is one you will have in your musical rotation for quite some time. Enjoy!