Gotham Carnival
Marco Brehm: Bass
Joe Depaolo: Percussion
Dominique Gagne: Flute, Piccolo, Piano, Hand Percussion
Julia Hartman: Fiddle & Baritone Fiddle
Jean Monroe: Piano, Melodica & Hand Percussion
Gotham Carnival plays folk, blues, swing, jazz and rock styles for special events, Jane Austen balls, contra dances, waltz parties, concerts, or background music. This fiddle band is booked as Gotham Carnival Quintet, Quartet, Trio or Duo.
Booking: Julia@MusicGalas.com | 646-238-9059
Marco Brehm
Double bass
Marco plays for cabaret, dances, concert performances and recordings. He has played for folk dances throughout the US and has performed jazz, classical and new music at Lincoln Center, New York’s Town Hall, the Yale School of Music. As a bassist and pianist, Marco toured France with the Vanaver Caravan Dance Troupe. (NYC)
Joe Depaolo
Percussion, contra dance caller
A percussionist for over 30 years, Joe plays in jazz/rock fusion, funk, Zydeco, Cajun and contra dance bands. He’s toured the U.S, performed at many festivals and taught both bodhran & doumbek hand drums at NEFFA. Joe combines contra dance calling with drumming and is featured on CDs with Eclectic Dance Orchestra, Coracree and Party of Three. http://joedepaolo.com/ (Florida)
Dominique Gagné
Flute, Piccolo, Piano, Hand Percussion
Dominique plays English & Contra dances, as well as Brazilian & Latin Jazz clubs. Winner-National Flute Association Jazz Flute Master class competition 2013. Festival Performances: Champlain Valley Folk Festival, Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. Flute studies with principal of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. Dominique holds a Masters in jazz composition & arranging from UMass Amherst and a Masters in studio jazz writing from UMiami. (NYC)
Julia Hartman
Fiddle, Baritone Fiddle
Julia has played up to 90 events annually for non-profits, private parties, and special events including Dance Flurry 2019. She’s a regular performer at several English Country Dance & Contra Dance series in the New York City metro area, the Northeast US and North Carolina plus tours throughout the United States and Canada. Julia studied classical violin performance with a former Assistant Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony. She holds a Music BA and from Columbia Business School, an MBA . (NYC, NC, FL)
Jean Monroe
Piano, Melodica, Percussion
Jean’s festival performances include Dance Flurry 2019, Pinewoods 2017 and other folk events from New Hampshire to Philadelphia-Contra Dance, English Country Dance, Colonial, Regency, Civil War, late-Victorian, Ragtime, sci-fi/steampunk. An accomplished historical dance pianist with a Bachelor’s Degree from Yale, Jean creates & emcee’s our Historical Tales & Tunes Concerts. (Maynard, MA.)
