Bria Skonberg

Hailing from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, and now living in New York City, award-winning trumpeter/vocalist/composer Bria Skonberg is “poised to be one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” (The Wall Street Journal).

Bria Skonberg is an emerging talent on the New York jazz scene. Within the last two years she earned a Jazz Journalists’ Association nomination for Up-and-Coming Jazz Artist of the Year, was included in Downbeat Magazine’s Rising Star Critics’ Poll, and was honored with a NY Bistro Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist. Best known for her knowledge of classic jazz and her instigative nature, she is creating a style rooted in hot jazz, world percussion, and soul that utilizes modern effects.