Mike Bogle

Genre: Jazz
Secondary Genre: Pop Dallas, Texas USA Contact

Hard swinging jazz pianist, trend-setting vocalist, up-tempo, well-informed ballads, historical background, cutting edge, influenced by Chick, Keith, Bird, Trane, Billie, Sarah, Ella—You gotta check it out live! This is the next big thing. This music will make you cry/laugh--beautiful compositions!

Artist Information

Biography

Grammy-nominated Dr. Mike Bogle has honed his jazz skills in a number of groups from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Miami to Minneapolis/Saint Paul and back. He has paid his dues and played with some heavy players from Jaco Pastorius to Ira Sullivan to Slide Hampton, in addition to playing shows for Boby Caldwell, Tom Jones, Burt Bacharach, Diana Ross, and Doc Severinsen--currently serves as musical director/arranger for Irene Cara (Flashdance "What A Feeling")

Instrumentation

Mike Bogle - Piano/Keys/Vocal
Lou Harlas - Bass
Ivan Torres - Drums

Discography

Other Life (1994) and Eternal Family (2004) have both received considerable radio airplay and are available on iTunes. Eternal Family reached #28 on the JazzWeek jazz charts based on radio airplay. New release available soon!

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Audio

Lyrics

Video

highlights.mp4

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Press

Setlist

Setlist – Mike Bogle Jazztet

* denotes original

1. I Thought About You
2. Just One Of Those Things
3. Mr. Sunshine*
4. Giant Raisin Waltz*
5. Bigger Than Dallas*
6. Cherokee
7. Short Flight On A Fast Broom*
8. Fantasy For The Official South Oak Cliff Flying Sofa Contest
9. Weekend At Yale
10. Pumpkin Patch
11. Ninguno
12. Acceleration*
13. Abert's Quest Suite
14. Pensive Vampire

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