Stuart Bogie was born in Evanston, Illinois & studied music at the University of Michigan & Interlochen Arts Academy. He has toured & recorded extensively w/the groups Antibalas, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, Iron and Wine, Sway Machinery and performed as the featured soloist in the original Broadway production of Fela!, directed by Bill T Jones. As a composer/arranger, he scored the Oscar nominated documentary ‘How To Survive a Plague’ which featured performances by the Kronos Quartet alongside Stuart’s group Superhuman Happiness. He has appeared on several recordings by the above mentioned as well as those of Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady), Cass McCombs, Sharon Van Etten, Angelique Kidjo (2 Grammy winning albums), Medeski Martin and Wood, Yeasayer, Spencer Day, Holly Miranda, Foals, Passion Pit, Biloji, and legendary improvised conductor Butch Morris. He has performed on television with Public Enemy, Rob Stewart, Barry Gibb, Paul Simon, My Morning Jacket, Tune-Yards, The Fela! Broadway Cast, The Roots, Antibalas, Gomez, Craig Finn, Sam Fender, Erykah Badu, & Alabama Shakes. It’s all of these experiences that lead us to the moments of today. Currently, Stuart leads The Bogie Band feat Joe Russo, a nine piece Winds & Drum group that performs ecstatic music that’s half sit down and half get up. He has been performing daily solo clarinet concerts on Instagram throughout the Covid 19 Pandemic, and has featured remote collaborations with over 50 different artists. He regularly composes music for film, stage, & commercials.
Stuart and I got toGether to mainly discuss the fresh to the world release of ‘The Prophets In The City’ —the debut album from The Bogie Band ft. Joe Russo on Royal Potato Family. We dive right into the way this music was planted as a seed, ways it was allowed to grow and Stuart creates a set-list around the album with many local Madison artists, just to be even more impressive than being such a deeply sought after saxophonists in the business – his resume is long/diverse & amazing [just like the roster of friends on this new album]. Something tells me this is another one of those albums of sound that could be an instant addition to a collector of music with an open mind and a thirsty ear-hole.
