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Bria Skonberg

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Canadian trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg, from Chilliwack, BC, is celebrated for her New Orleans jazz and blues style. She won a Juno for her album "Bria" and has collaborated with artists like Wycliffe Gordon and Bucky Pizzarelli. Notable albums include "Into Your Own" and "With a Twist".

Concert Info

Genre: Jazz

Join the Bria Skonberg concert in New York at Birdland Jazz Club on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 9:30 PM. Purchase tickets!

Bria Skonberg: A Versatile Artist

Bria Skonberg is a Juno-award winning artist, 10x Downbeat Rising Star, Jazz at Lincoln Center Swing! Awardee, and the 2022 recipient of the Legend Award by the Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook. The trumpeter, vocalist, and composer has been called the shining hope of hot jazz (NY Times) and is considered one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation. (WSJ)

Concert Participation and Education

She has been a featured artist at hundreds of festivals and stages the world over, including New Orleans Jazz & Heritage, Monterey, Newport, and Montreal Jazz Festivals. The daughter of teachers, Bria was introduced to jazz by a spirited public school band program and local festival in her hometown of Chilliwack, British Columbia. A professional band leader since her teens, she moved to Vancouver and obtained her degree in Trumpet Performance from Capilano University.

Impact in New York

Since arriving in New York in 2010 she has been at the forefront of a revival of classic American music as both a performer and educator, programming concerts and workshops for students of all ages on behalf of Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Louis Armstrong House Museum, Jazz House Kids and more. Bria is an active mentor in the Women in Jazz Organization, a Bach Conn-Selmer artist, board member of the International Trumpet Guild, and became a mother in 2020.