Bria Skonberg
Bria Skonberg (* 1983 ) is a Canadian jazz trumpeter , singer and songwriter who works in the fields of mainstream jazz and traditional jazz .
Life
Bria Skonberg grew up in Chilliwack , British Columbia . In Vancouver she led the formation Bria's Hot Five and The Big Bang Jazz Band , with which she first recorded in 2009; she also appeared as a soloist and singer with the Dal Richards Orchestra ( One More Time , 2009). She is also a co-founder of the women's band Mighty Aphrodite . After moving to New York, she worked a. a. with Jon-Erik Kellso , Bucky Pizzarelli , Nicholas Payton , Vince Giordano , Wycliffe Gordon ( Hello Pops 2011), Howard Alden and Scott Robinson , as well as music teacher and co-director of the Chilliwack Jazz Festival . In 2009 she presented her debut album Fresh , on which she interpreted standards such as Bert Kaempfert's L-OVE or the Janis Joplin number Mercedes Benz . So Is the Day (Random Act Records) followed in 2012 , which she recorded with Victor Goines , Wycliffe Gordon and John Pizzarelli . In the field of jazz, she participated in 31 recording sessions between 2005 and 2018. In mid-2014 her third album Into Your Own was released (also on Random Act Records); With a Twist (at Okeh ) followed in 2017, Nothing Never Happens in 2019 .
Awards
Skonberg received the 2006 CBC Jazz Award of Merit ; the following year she received the Kobe Jazz Street Award at the Breda Jazz Festival . In 2013 she was nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association in the Newcomer of the Year category.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait at Riverwalkjazz ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Interview with Bria Skonberg. Retrieved August 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
- ↑ Portrait at CBC
- ↑ JJA nominations 2013
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Skonberg, Bria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian jazz trumpeter, singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1983 |