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Bria Skonberg: "Shaking Up the Jazz World" at Monty Alexander Jazz Festival at Avalon Theatre
Where
Avalon Theatre
Monty Alexander Jazz Festival
40 East Dover Street
Easton, MD
Map
(410) 822-7299
When
Fri, September 1, 2017
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Bria Skonberg
trumpetAbout
Described by The Wall Street Journal as one of the “most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation,” trumpeter/vocalist Bria Skonberg grew up in a small town in British Columbia before moving in 2010 to New York City—or, as she says, the “mecca of jazz.” The Canadian songwriter’s rising-star status was confirmed when she received a 2017 Juno Award for Jazz Vocal Album of the Year for her 2016 album, Bria. Education is also important to the self-described “jazz history buff.” Skongberg is the co-founder of the New York Hot Jazz Festival and the New York Hot Jazz Camp, a week-long camp for adults that offers workshops, guest speakers, improvisation classes, and more....



