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The Prophets In The City

by The Bogie Band featuring Joe Russo

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Take Them On 03:43
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We Organize 08:28
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Joy 01:10
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The Struggle 07:47
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God in Us 01:45

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The Bogie Band featuring Joe Russo is a new collaboration between old friends. Stuart Bogie's fiery arrangements meet Russo's dynamic drumming with a ten-piece ensemble utilizing only wind and percussion instruments. Bogie and Russo are joined by a cadre of players whose resumes run through some of New York City’s most beloved bands, including Antibalas, The Dap-Kings, Red Barat, Budos Band, St. Vincent and David Byrne's American Utopia. The nine tracks constructed on their debut album, The Prophets In The City, are riotous and jubilant, pushing the boundaries of wind music.

“The music we’ve created here revels in the human mysteries that unfold in New York City, basking in its connections, ironies, and myths,” explains Bogie. “Through observing its humanity, we hope to invoke the underlying world of the spirits.”

Indeed, The Prophets In The City presents a soundtrack to life in NYC that is at once ancient and immediate. The music paints images of crowded streets, joy and fury together on the sidewalk, golden light shining through scaffolding, and characters that carry mysteries and truths in their hearts. The dynamic arrangements are built on the propulsion of Russo’s drumming, alternating through transcendental minimalism, raucous humor and revelatory wonder; passages of bold gleaming brass ring back and forth in overtone rich harmonies, conjuring new melody in the listener’s imagination.

The group debuted at Winter Jazz Fest in 2020, shelving the possibilities for live appearance until the summer of 2021 when they performed at their most beloved club, NuBlu - for a sold out warm-up show for The Newport Jazz Festival. In a review of their performance, JazzTimes wrote, “…it was simply incredible. Mesmerizing waves of harmony and rhythm overlapped each other, like a mashup of Fela Kuti, Sun Ra, and King Crimson with (more) tuba! And (sometimes) multiple flutes.”

Stuart Bogie has worked with artists such as Arcade Fire, TV On The Radio and Iron & Wine, though he's best known for his time as member/conductor of Antibalas. He wrote the score for the Oscar nominated film, How to Survive a Plague. Russo's career has included performing and recording with Furthur, Gene Ween Band and Benevento/Russo Duo. He also leads his own group, the highly-regarded Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (JRAD).

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released March 25, 2022

Drums, Timpani, Mallet Percussion: Joe Russo
Percussion: Mauro Refosco, Joe Russo, Korey Richey, Stuart Bogie, Jeff Citron
additional commotion: Karyn Starr, Arthur Lee Johnson, Louis Thebeau Starr Johnson
Sousaphone: John Altieri
Trumpets: Jordan McLean, Michael Leonhart, Dave Guy, Billy Aukstik, Eric Biondo
Trombones: Raymond Mason, Adam Dotson, Dave Smoota Smith
Saxes: Cochemea Gastelum (Bari), Matt Bauder (Bari, Alto), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (Alto), Colin Stetson (Soprano), Stuart Bogie (Tenor, Bari)
Flutes: Domenica Fossati, Stuart Bogie
Choir/Claps: Korey Richey, Jeff Citron, Stuart Bogie, Domenica Fossati, Matt Bauder

7pm field recorders: Scott Gibson and Steve Brienza in Manhattan, Jeff Citron, Aaron Gittleman, Gunnar Olsen, and Stuart Bogie in Brooklyn,
Lucy and Simon from Llanaran, South Wales, Tom from Neath, South Wales, Kirstie from Cardiff, South Wales, and Lucy Bright in London, England

Recorded at Future Sounds, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY and Sear Sound New York, NY
Engineered by Jeff Citron, Additional engineering by Jeff Dynamite, Korey Richey, Stuart Bogie
Sear Sound session assisted by Justin Berger

Additional recording at:
SuperLegal, Brooklyn, NY
Hive Mind. Brooklyn, NY
Joe’s House, New Jersey, USA
Karyn’s basement, Brooklyn, NY
Korey’s house, Brooklyn, NY
Matt’s house, Kerhonkson, NY
Colin’s house, Vermont, USA
Biondo’s house, Brooklyn, NY
streets of NYC, London, and South Wales

Mixed by D James Goodwin (2-9) and Craig Silvey (1)
Craig Silvey mix assistant engineered by Dani Bennet Spragg

Mastered by D James Goodwin

Cover Art By Scarlett Cussell
Photo by Taylor Sesselman
Design and Layout By Gregory J Del Deo

Label Management By Kevin Calabro

Joe Russo plays Ludwig Drums, Morfbeats Metal Percussion, Istanbul Agop Cymbals, Evan’s Drumheads, ProMark Sticks

special thanks to Andrew Hochman, Karyn Starr, Pooja Raj, Annika and Mila Russo, Pete Costello, Erik McRoberts, Sean Smith, Tatiana McCabe, Jon, Kathy, and Doug Bogie, Luke O’Malley, Josh Kaufman, Sam Cohen, Jeff Silverman, Scotty Hard, Chris Connors, Josh Urist, Nick Movshon, Paul Heck, Craig Silvey, Arcade Fire, Antibalas, Paul and everybody at Track Lib, Kevin Calabro and Royal Potato Family, all the brilliant musicians that gave their time and energy to the performances, and most of all Joe Russo, for the fire, the friendship, and all the joyful music making.

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The Bogie Band feat. Joe Russo is a collaboration between old friends.
Bogie’s horn arrangements meet Russo’s propulsive drumming in an explosive combination that pushes the envelope of wind music. Members of the 10-piece ensemble hail from a list of groups, including Antibalas, The Dap Kings, Arcade Fire, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, David Byrne’s American Utopia, St. Vincent and The Budos Band. ... more

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