Vocals/Voix
Ukulele
Percussions
Songwriter/Auteur-Compositrice-Interprète
English
Dahlia Dumont: singer-songwriter, ukulele.
Brooklyn girl, but a nomad at heart, Dahlia traveled the world from a young age, always absorbing cultural and musical influences along the way. Her Eastern European heritage, her upbringing in NYC, as well as her years spent studying in France and Senegal shaped her musical palette, and in 2012, she created her project, The Blue Dahlia.
The Blue Dahlia: a family of multicultural musicians who accompany Dahlia on both sides of the Atlantic. Their music: lyrics in English and French, French and Mexican accordion, klezmer violin, the warm and joyful rhythms of reggae, blues, and Latin America, the sensual voice of soul and French chanson. They play as an acoustic trio in intimate bistros in New York and Paris, as well as an electric big band in venues and festivals around the world. Regardless of the lineup, their live shows always explode with energy, taking you on a journey around the world.
On April 25, 2025, produced by their label SINGLE BEL, based in the Haute-Savoie region of France, Dahlia released their third album, FANTASIA. Six years in the making, this album reunites the Blue Dahlia family, composed of multicultural and award-winning musicians from both French and American teams. The album represents an evolution of Dahlia's world roots, soul, and folk influences, blended with the electro-pop styles of co-producers Julien Tekeyan (drummer, mixer) and Marc Bizzini (pianist).
More importantly, this album addresses multiple current issues plaguing our societies, from consent to gun culture in the United States, from voting to suicide, from love and spirituality to hard core sexual fantasies.
Dahlia is an official FRANCE ROCKS artist of the French Embassy in New York.
Dahlia is the winner of the 1st Prize of the City of Clichy - CLICHY A DU TALENT 2021.
Previous Releases:
2015 - ALBUM: The Blue Dahlia (Remaster 2024)
2016 - SINGLE: En Dehors du Temps (Remaster 2024)
2018 - ALBUM: La Tradition Américaine (Remaster 2024)
2020 - SINGLES:
BETTY
The Walls: In Confinement
Blue Moon (Lune Bleue)
We Need You (collaboration)
Accordion/Trombone/Piano
George Saenz
From Laredo, Texas, accordionist, trombonist, mutli-instrumentalist, composer, arranger. Received his degree in jazz performance from Berklee College of Music. Musical Director of Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, accordionist and trombonist with Grammy-winning artist LILA DOWNS. Bass trombonist for Gregorio Uribe Big Band.
Bass/Double Bass
Yoshiki Yamada
Born in Nagoya, Japan. Studied at Koyo Conservatory in Kobe. He studied a lot of skills of electric and acoustic bass. Berklee College of Music. Has performed with Joe Lovano, George Garzone, Hal Crook, Greg Osby, David Clark, David Santro, Scott Free, Greg Hopkins.
Violin
Zoë Aqua
Violinist, teacher and composer from Colorado, living in Brooklyn, NY. Founder of Tsibele, an all-women klezmer quartet called “the next big thing in Yiddish music” by scholar Michael Alpert. Performances of Jewish music from Belarus with Litvakus and original music for Movement of the People Dance Company. Has performed on Broadway's klezmer production INDECENT.