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www.deannabogart.com For booking information contact Vision International 301-854-0888 info@visionintl.com PRESS KIT Tues. Sept. 12, 2006 The recording industry is offering everything from The Geator to
Bob Seger, Brazilian Girls to Barenaked Ladies By JONATHAN TAKIFF BLUES POWER Blues-rocking Deanna Bogart is something else.
On "Real Time" (Blind Pig, B+), she plays a stellar boogie-
woogie piano and a pretty mean sax, flourishes her highly
finessed songs (in country gospel, pop and jazz instrumen-
tal veins) about the here and hereafter, and sings them
with equal power and conviction. Even Bonnie Raitt
diehards would be impressed. REAL TIME Deanna Bogart Sept. 2006 Review by Steve Leggett Maryland's Deanna Bogart is an explosive live
performer, mixing in several streams of American
vernacular music into her sets, ranging from funky
R&B romps to hushed, Norah Jones-like jazz-pop
ballads, and she just happens to be a dynamite barrel-
house piano player who also plays a pretty mean tenor
saxophone, as well. Her versatility is truly astounding,
and while it might be safe to say that everything she
does grows out of the blues, to label her a blues artist
doesn't even begin to cover the half of it. On Real Time
she offers up a typically varied program of New
Orleans R&B, late-night blues, smoky jazz ballads, a
touch of country, and some rousing boogie-woogie
piano instrumentals, but what keeps it all stitched
together is her strong, sultry singing. Highlights include
the rocking opener, "Real Time," the loping, wise
"Everybody Has a Story," the lovely and classic "Blue
by Night," the late-night jazz of "Blues in the 'Bine"
(where Bogart's sax playing gets to shine), and the
storming piano instrumental "Bite the Bullet." It's easy
to be distracted by this wide range of styles, and given
Bogart's explosive piano skills, to view her as a blues
piano player first and foremost, but what gets lost in
the shuffle is the fact that this lady can sing (and write,
as well -- all but two of these ten tracks are Bogart
originals), and if some marketing wiz out there can
ever figure out how to package all this talent into a
form that the mass public can recognize (how about
as a funkier Norah Jones?), then Deanna Bogart has a
good chance to be a household name. Meanwhile, her
albums get tossed in the blues bins, and she truly
deserves a wider audience. After interning in western swing and R&B with Cowboy Jazz
and Root Boy Slim, Bogart has fronted her own tight
ensemble for over fifteen years. Playing dazzling piano and
soulful saxophone, Deannas added the energy of boogie-
woogie, contemporary blues, country, and jazz to create a
unique fusion of musical styles. Her vocals and songwriting
are as full of vitality as her playing savvy, sensuous, and
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info@visionintl.com PRESS REVIEWS Grand Rapids, MI - Oct. 13, 2006 DEANNA BOGART - Real Time
Deanna Bogarts recording career has come full circle. From
the Blind Pig 1990 release Out to Get You she has release
five stellar recordings that have received critical acclaim.
Shes always been a soulful and entertaining blues and
boogie `pianist/saxophonist, and this release is no different.
Narrowing the gap between traditional and untraditional,
this album also has plenty of variety. Pete www.deannabogart.com
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info@visionintl.com W EDNESDAY , D ECEMBER 12, 2007 Denver Film Fest Deep Sea Blues (Documentary) By JOE LEYDON A Mug-Shot Prods. production in association with Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruises. Produced by Robert
Mugge. Executive producer, Roger Naber. Directed, edited by Robert Mugge. It's tempting to dismiss "Deep Sea Blues," the latest music documentary by vet helmer Robert Mugge ("The Gospel According to Al Green"), as a slick infomer-
cial for the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruises, weeklong cruise ship jaunts
organized by Roger Naber (the doc's executive producer). But it's difficult to deny the appeal of spirited performances by Bobby Rush, Deanna
Bogart, Buckwheat Zydeco, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials and other luminaries who light up the pic. After dropping anchor at some fest circuit ports, "Deep Sea
Blues" should make a respectable splash as homevid and cable fare. Predictably, Mugge includes enthusiastic testimonials from passengers -- many of them repeat customers -- and entertainers on the Caribbean cruise captured in
the doc. But the sailing is smoother, and the good times roll easier, during such
musical highlights as Tab Benoit's Cajun-flavored "We Make Good Gumbo,"
Rush and Bogart's playfully naughty duet on "Ride My Automobile," and Earl
Thomas' straight-from-the-soul "Maybe in the Next Life." Musically speaking,
the only real disappointment is the lack of a set by prominently-billed Taj Mahal,
who offers a lively cooking demonstration, but none of his hit music. Camera (color, DV), David Sperling, Christopher Li; sound, Bob Schachner, Mike Taylor. Reviewed on DVD, Houston, Nov. 24, 2007. (In Denver Film Festival.) Running time: 118 MIN. www.deannabogart.com
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info@visionintl.com BLUES REVUE ISSUE 104 FEB/MAR 2007 DEANNA BOGART
REAL TIME Blind Pig 5107 Deanna Bogart demon-
strates that musical cate-
gories are more a matter of
convenience than fact:
Theyre useful for organiza-
tional purposes, but when it
comes to someone like Bogart, they are more limiting than helpful. Does she play
blues? Absolutely. But listeners familiar with her growing
discography and long career know that blues only begins to
cover it. This songwriter, vocalist, pianist, and saxophonist
ranges all over the musical map. By taking a swing through
rock, R&B, jazz, boogie-woogie and country, Bogart
reveals the intersections between genres that have fed off one another for decades. But Real Time isnt a history lesson. First and fore- most its a resoundingly high-quality release from
one of the best musicians too few people have heard
of. Comparisons to Norah Jones have been suggested,
and not without merit: Like Jones, Bogarts aesthetic
sense leads her to bridge gaps between musical
styles that ought not to have been separated from one
another in the first place. However, after her years on
the road, Bogarts style is brassier, bolder, and rawer
than that of Jones, with more edges to catch the listen-
ers ear. Shes also a top-notch songwriter, credited with
eight of the 10 tracks on Real Time. For an outstanding example of Bogarts writing and musicianship, head to
Everybody Has a Story, a near-perfect synthesis of
classic piano-based blues and 21st century musical
sensibility. Bogarts enthusiasm and mastery of her craft are infectious on record. Now, go hear her live. - Genevieve Williams A Journey Through Genres , (01/10/07) When a radio station or a record reviewer receives the latest offer- ing from a recording label it is usually accompanied with a one
sheet or biography. Few things exemplify the puke factor of the
music industry better than the one sheets. Crammed with factoids
and other useless hype, these one-sheet bios bend the truth and
include stupid phrases like, writes like Bob Dylan, as if anyone
could. Blind Pig recording artist Deanna Bogarts latest album, Real Time, was accompanied by a one sheet, which i prompty set aside
in order to listen to the album and let the music do the talking.
Usually the San Francisco-based Blind Pig Records consists of con-
temporary blues acts with a heavy 1970s rock music texture.
Keyboardist, horn player and singer Deanna Bogart sure aint no
blues artistat least not in the common vernacular use of the word.
Gosh, methinks, Whats the one sheet say? Adding the energy of boogie-woogie, contemporary blues, coun- try and Norah Jones-like-jazz, Bogart has created a unique fusion
of musical styles. I nearly fell over. The one sheet was a bullshit free zone! Bogart began her musical career in a Maryland-based band, Cowboy Jazz, where she learned to play western swing
rhythms. Later, Bogart moved over to the D.C-based Root Boy
Slim band where she learned to play a suburban R&B sound.
Subsequently, Real Time, her seventh solo album, is all over the
map of musical genres. Throughout the journey, the playing is
excellent, the songs have clear melody lines, and the arrange-
ments are more than quick studio jams like most blues record-
ings. On the track Bite the Bullet Bogart plays a jumpin piano ala Marcia Ball that rollicks with a fast tempo and panoramic solos.
Table for Three borders on a Vince Guaraldi (Charlie
Brown) like pianoscape that is jazzy, yet very approachable
for the non-jazz fan palate. The opening (and title) track is a
well-written tribute to the history of good music as Bogart sings
about Lester Youngs days in Kansas City, the Woodstock fes-
tival, and even her own tours in Europe. The second track,
Everybody Has a Story, is very Gregg Allman-like in that it
seems to be moving, and once the song ends the listener has
been transported along the journey. This is a very good album. It is hardly a blues album, but rather a sound that transcends genre classification and is
simply, good music. As Duke Ellington is attributed to hav-
ing said, There are only two kinds of music; good music
and bad music. The latest offering by Bogart is really good
music. Rick Galusha www.deannabogart.com
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info@visionintl.com Sunday Oct. 8, 2006 By JEREMY LOOME, EDMONTON SUN DEANNA BOGART - REAL TIME Blind Pig Deanna Bogart's formidable piano and sax chops have backed up a who's who of blues, including Buddy Guy and B.B. King. But catching her own band - several years and a handful of local Washington-area awards - is the real treat. Bogart writes clever songs about our obsession with cultures past, about our obsession with one another and about our obsession with making life more difficult than it should be. But very little of it could be described as morose. And even on such occasions, she tends to follow up with something
groovy. She nicely blends traditional pop piano with blues and soul - and even a little country - coming up with her own sound in the process. There are serious stride-style piano chops here, then there's restrained work that simply serves the song. If there's one knock, it's that her sublime sax chops aren't that well-represented on this disc, which is essentially about the singer-songwriter side of her, not the street-worn musician. But it's a minor complaint, and one that can be almost dropped entirely by her magnificent soloing on a laid-back take of the Dinah Washington classic "Baby,You've Got What it Takes". Some of these songs are so nicely crafted they'd suit any style - it's easy to see Norah Jones or Alicia Keyes
selling a whole lot of copies of a sad, soulful little gem like "Blue By Night". One of the great things about blues, soul and jazz falling into a small "niche" of the record market is that you can discover great new talent almost every day, just by looking through your local clubs. It's also one of the lousy things. Players like Bogart should make a major impact on the national
stage, not just win local awards. Disc Reviews: December 2, 2006 DEANNA BOGART, REAL TIME (Blind Pig) The pounding barrel-house piano of an instrumental like "Bite the Bullet" should peg Deanna Bogart as a boogie- blues thumper. But while the blues is Bogart's starting point, there's a lot more going on on her latest disc, "Real Time." Easily wafting through genres, Bogart rocks on "Baby You Got What It Takes," gets jazzed up on "Wonder What the Weather Is Today" and goes a little bit country on "Everybody Has a Story." Besides being a must-see piano whiz, Bogart is a talented sax player (witness "Blues in the 'Bine"), an engaging songwriter and a remarkable singer. Among the disc's best songs are her Bonnie Raitt-style bal- lad "Blue By Night" and the New Orleans-flavored title track. Bob Wallace Bogart is a proficient vocalist, saxophone player
and blues-'n'-boogie pianist who possesses a gift
for approaching blues, soul and R&B material
with warmth and firmness. Her originals here,
in particular the beautifully sung, intelligent
ballads "Blue By Night" and "Tender Days,"
sound as fresh as if she'd magically plucked
them out of the air. She selected good songs for
revival: deep soul man Freddie Scott's "Are You Lonely For Me Baby" and the Brook Benton-Diana
Washington evergreen, "Baby You Got What It
Takes." MARCH 2007 Deanna Bogart:
Real Time (Blind Pig 5107; 42:59) 3 1/2 stars www.deannabogart.com
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info@visionintl.com (some translation from French version via Google translate) Described in the press specialized like an extravagant artist, to divert the public is what Deanna made of better. Deanna Bogart is a pianist saxophonist of blues and boogy who mixes a style of blues of the Thirties with more contemporary sounds coming from the Orleans News,
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