Currently performing with:
Luke O'Malley on guitar
Ryan Ferreira on guitar
Jared Samuel on keyboard
Eric Biondo on trumpet
Nikhil Yerawadekar on bass
Gunnar Olsen on drums
Stuart Bogie on Saxophone
The Lovely Tatiana McCabe on art and design
The latest EP features all the above PLUS: Brian Chase on Drums, Jeremiah Lockwood on Guitar, Eli Asher on Trumpet, Gabe Roth on Tamborine, Chris Vatolaro on Drums, Zak Mastoon on Drums and Percussion, and a beautiful mix by Hernan Santiago
Influences
Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Antibalas, Caural, Henry Threadgill, Bela Bartok, Fugazi, Tortoise, Matt Lux, Colin Stetson, humanity, Celebration, TV on the Radio, Haruki Murakami, Punch Drunk Love, tears of joy, Marjoe, Talking Heads, Neil Gaiman, You, King Sunny Ade, Battles
Sounds Like
John Bonham and Tony Allen having frozen pizza at Roscoe Mitchell's house on New Years.
Stuart Bogie was born in Evanston, IL the younger of two boys in a warm and loving home. He studied music at the the Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Michigan, focusing on clarinet and bass clarinet. He co-founded the group Transmission with Zachary Mastoon (aka Caural) in 1991. With the group Antibalas, he has functioned as conductor, saxophonist, and composer, touring to over 15 countries and performing in major festivals around the world. He has been the recipient of a Meet the Composers grant, and has written, produced and performed music for film, dance, television, and toys. He is a full time member of the children's group The FunkeyMonkeys (with a long run at the Daryll Roth theater in Union Square), The Sway Machinery, and leads the group Volney Litmus in addition to various solo performances. Currently he is making a record with "Superhuman Happiness" and is performing monthly at Brooklyn's Zebulon, workshoping sounds for the next one!
He has shared stage and/or studio with the Wu Tang Clan, Medeski Martin and Wood, TV on the Radio, Celebration, Zak De La Rocca, Massive Attack, Burning Spear, Sinead O'Conner, Gomez, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, The El Michaels Affair, Baaba Maal, Bat for Lashes, DJ Logic, Brian Jackson, Angelique Kidjo, Brigth Black Morning Light, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Foals, the Get Hustle and choreographer Bill T. Jones.
He now lives in Brooklyn and enjoys studying music and improvised theater, camping and watching the muppets.
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This must be because I am not that fluent in English but I don't catch the thing with the salt...
Doesn't matter I suppose because I am glad to hear you come to France. I can promise I'll be there.
hey Stuart, Thanks for the add. Hot dogs and beer are the main elements of my diet to ! Black belt power requires great discipline and will but it's worthwhile ! Philippe
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