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From Navy Band to Tower of Power: A Career Beyond Imagination

MU1 Mike Bogart (US Navy, Ret.) reflects on a music career shaped by discipline, timing, and extraordinary opportunity. After serving 10 years in the U.S. Navy Band—stationed in Guam, Japan (7th Fleet), and San Diego—Bogart made the leap into the civilian music world. What began as a temporary chapter in uniform turned into a foundation that prepared him for the moment every musician dreams of. That moment came when Bogart was invited to join Tower of Power, the legendary funk and soul band he had grown up listening to. As lead trumpet (and trombone), he spent nine years touring the world, recording four albums, and cementing his place in one of the most respected horn sections in modern music history. The chapter also touches on his brief return to the band in 2021, culminating in a unique milestone: Tower of Power recording “Maoz Tzur” for a holiday release that charted on the Billboard Jazz charts—a rare and meaningful fusion of American soul music and Jewish tradition. A story of preparation meeting destiny, this section captures what happens when talent, service, and timing align.