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The Band

This New Orleans-based band came together out of a love of Frenchness; the romance, the sophistication, the je ne sais quoi...and a complete lack of French. Not a fluent speaker among them, but Edith Piaf and Serge Gainsbourg in their hearts, swing and Broadway guitarist Pete Rozé, Pitch Perfect actress and vocalist Caroline Fourmy, traditional jazz star bassist Joshua Gouzy, and accordion composer and officionado Michael Ward-Bergeman combined their powers to create the most delightful repertoire of vintage French classics and cabaret tunes this side of the Atlantic. Playing house concerts to intimate venues to the Strathmore Mansion and 2022 Jazz Fest, Pardon My French! has you falling in love in 1920's Montmarte...and stocking up on French curse words.

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Pete Rozé

 

Pete has worked on the national and international tours of “Big River”, “The Color Purple”, “Ave Q,” and “Ring Of Fire.” He has also performed with jazz veterans of the famous big bands and small combos including Eddie Barefield of Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald; Doc Cheatham of Chick Webb, McKinney’s Cotton Pickers, Cab Calloway; Max Kaminsky & Jess Stacey of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, and John Lewis of The Modern Jazz Quartet. Right out of college, he taught guitar and ensemble classes to underserved at risk youth at NYC’s premier youth center The Door- a center of alternatives in Greenwich Village, and in New Orleans continues to play with incredible musicians of many genres.

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Caroline Fourmy
 

Caroline​ is a Memphis native who has lived in and loved New Orleans since 2010, singing with such groups as The Dapper Dandies, Johnny Dilks and the Highway Kind, The Danah Abbott Band, and her very own Moonshine and Caroline. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and Steppenwolf's Theatre programs and has been a singer, actress, and lover of French since she was very small. She continues to sing with the First Grace Gospel Choir and writes her own music when not appearing in such films as Pitch Perfect, Supercon, and Shock and Awe.

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Joshua Gouzy

A New Orleans native, Joshua Gouzy is an upright bassist and current​ member of more than nine New Orleans-based bands. An alumni of both Loyola University of New Orleans and the University of New Orleans,​ Joshua performs both locally and internationally with premier local musicians whose talent and professionalism are of the highest caliber.

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Michael Ward-Bergeman
 

Michael Ward-Bergeman is a passionate performer, songwriter and composer. His sensitive and creative approach to music making has led to performances, recordings and collaborations with musicians and composers from across a wide range of genres and cultural backgrounds.

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