Bria Skonberg Quintet at The Royal Room

Hailing from Chilliwack, BC, and now living in NYC, trumpeter/vocalist/composer Bria Skonberg is “poised to be one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation.” - Wall Street Journal In 2013 she has earned a Jazz Journalists' Association nomination for "Up and Coming Jazz Artist of the Year" and is included in DOWNBEAT Magazine's Rising Star Critics' Poll. Her original music focuses on innovation while honoring tradition rooted in rich New Orleans classic jazz, world percussion and contemporary soul. She has performed and/or recorded with Anat Cohen, Bucky and John Pizzarelli, Chaka Kahn, Nicholas Payton and Wycliffe Gordon...

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Hailing from Chilliwack, BC, and now living in NYC, trumpeter/vocalist/composer Bria Skonberg is “poised to be one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation.” - Wall Street Journal In 2013 she has earned a Jazz Journalists' Association nomination for "Up and Coming Jazz Artist of the Year" and is included in DOWNBEAT Magazine's Rising Star Critics' Poll. Her original music focuses on innovation while honoring tradition rooted in rich New Orleans classic jazz, world percussion and contemporary soul. She has performed and/or recorded with Anat Cohen, Bucky and John Pizzarelli, Chaka Kahn, Nicholas Payton and Wycliffe Gordon. Joining her are Evan Arntzen from BC on reeds and her NY band of Sean Cronin on bass, Darrian Douglas on drums and Dalton Ridenhour on piano.

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