Bria Skonberg

Bria Skonberg is a vocalist/trumpeter, and a specialist in classic American Hot Jazz who expands the vocabulary and traditions of Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet with worldly rhythms and modern jazz variance. She has been awarded the Jazz at Lincoln Center Swing! Award (2015) and DownBeat Magazine Rising Star (2013-2015). Bria's debut album on SONY Masterworks, Bria was a Top 5 album on the Billboard Jazz chart. Bria has performed at some of the most world-renowned festivals and special events in the country, including Monterey Jazz Festival (2016), Rochester International Jazz Festival (2016), Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival (2016), New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (2016), and Newport Jazz Festival (2015, 2014), among many others.