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Bria
Jazz

"Trumpet/Vocals"

Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada

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Last Login:  7/6/2008
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   Bria: General Info
Member Since1/17/2007
Band Websitebriaskonberg.com
Band Members

InfluencesLouis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Ruby Braff, Sarah Vaughan, Clark Terry, Eva Cassidy, Al Hirt, Ella Fitzgerald, Wild Bill Davison, Dinah Washington, Clifford Brown, Jo Stafford, Sweets Edison, June Christy, Lee Morgan, Rosemary Clooney, Roy Eldridge....
Sounds LikeRiverwalk Jazz Live Recording with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band Sitting in with the Sidewalk Stompers - video by Tom Warner
Record Labelunsigned
Type of LabelNone





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 29 2008 4:00P
Jazz Vespers,St.Stephen’s Anglican Church.Bria’s Hot Five North Vancouver, British Columbia
Jul 1 2008 12:00A
Canada Day Festivities at Canada Place - Dal Richards Orchestra Vancouver, British Columbia
Jul 9 2008 8:00P
Davos Jazz Festival,Switzerland. Trumpet Gumbo Davos
Jul 10 2008 8:00P
Davos Jazz Festival,Switzerland. Trumpet Gumbo Davos
Jul 11 2008 8:00P
Davos Jazz Festival,Switzerland. Trumpet Gumbo Davos
Jul 12 2008 8:00P
Davos Jazz Festival,Switzerland. Trumpet Gumbo Davos
Jul 13 2008 8:00P
Davos Jazz Festival,Switzerland. Trumpet Gumbo Davos
Jul 27 2008 8:00P
Sac Jazz Camp thru August 2nd Sacramento, California
Aug 10 2008 2:00P
Harmony Arts Festival - Big Bang Jazz Band aka The 51st Eight West Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 21 2008 7:30P
Hotel Vancouver - Dal Richards Orchestra Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 21 2008 7:30P
Hotel Vancouver - Dal Richards Orchestra Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 22 2008 12:00P
Pacific National Exhibition thru Sept 1st - Dal Richards Orchestra Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 24 2008 4:00P
Jazz Vespers,St.Andrews Wessley Church.Bria’s Hot Five Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 27 2008 7:00P
Envision Twilight Series - The 51st Eight Mission, British Columbia
Sep 5 2008 8:00P
Pentastic Jazz Festival, 5TH-7TH, Big Bang Jazz Band (AKA The 51st Eight) Penticton, British Columbia
Sep 14 2008 3:00P
Crescent Beach Legion - Bria’s Hot Five + 1 White Rock, British Columbia
Sep 16 2008 7:30P
New Orleans North BC Tour thru Sept 20th Prince Rupert to Prince George, British Columbia
Sep 21 2008 4:00P
Jazz Vespers,St.Andrews Wessley Church.Dal Richards Orchestra Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 26 2008 8:00P
Vancouver Dixiefest, 26TH-28TH, Big Bang Jazz Band (AKA The 51st Eight) Surrey, British Columbia
Oct 3 2008 8:00P
Kobe Jazz Street Festival, Japan. Guest Artist Kobe
Oct 4 2008 10:00A
Kobe Jazz Street Festival, Japan. Guest Artist Kobe
Oct 5 2008 10:00A
Kobe Jazz Street Festival, Japan. Guest Artist Kobe
Oct 10 2008 8:00P
Medford Jazz Jubilee, 10TH-12TH. Mighty Aphrodite Medford, Oregon
Oct 16 2008 8:00P
Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree, 51st Eight Sun Valley, Idaho
Oct 17 2008 8:00P
Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree, 51st Eight Sun Valley, Idaho
Oct 18 2008 8:00P
Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree, The Big Bang Jazz Band (AKA 51st Eight) Sun Valley, Idaho
Oct 31 2008 8:30P
Hyatt Regency - Dal Richards Orchestra Vancouver, British Columbia
Nov 8 2008 8:00P
Think SWING! Jazz & Blues Festival. Solomon Douglas Swingtet, Pete Petersen Band Spokane, Washington
Nov 9 2008 7:30P
Jazz In the Wing Concert Series. Bria’s Hot Five Whitehorse, Yukon
Nov 13 2008 8:00P
13-15th: Nanjing Intl Jazz and World Music Festival, China. New Orleans North Nanjing
Dec 4 2008 2:00P
Tourism Vancouver Lunch, Hotel Vancouver - Dal Richards Orchestra Vancouver, British Columbia
Dec 7 2008 9:00P
Killer Diller Ball with Glenn Cryst Seattle, Washington
Dec 9 2008 2:00P
Dickens Lunch - Dal Richards Orchestra Vancouver, British Columbia
Dec 10 2008 2:00P
Dickens Lunch - Dal Richards Orchestra Vancouver, British Columbia
Dec 31 2008 9:00P
River Rock Casino - Dal Richards Orchestra Vancouver, British Columbia

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   About Bria
At age 24, Bria Skonberg has been performing on stage for over 20 years. She has made appearances as a bandleader and guest artist all over North America, Europe, and Asia. She has been the recipient of numerous awards including the CBC Jazz Award of Merit (2006), and the coveted Kobe Jazz Street Friendship Award, presented at the Breda Jazz Festival in 2007. Early in 2008 she was a guest on Riverwalk Jazz with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band, representing the “next generation of jazz”. She is often a featured performer with Canadian Icon Dal Richards and his Orchestra. Bria currently resides in Vancouver where she graduated with a Degree in Jazz Performance from Capilano College in 2006. She co-leads and manages three jazz bands based in the Pacific Northwest: The Big Bang Jazz Band aka The 51st Eight (www.bigbangjazzband.com) The Mighty Aphrodite Jazz Band (www.mightyjazz.com) and Bria's Hot Five. She is also a member of The Hoppin' Mad Orchestra, the Yukon based quintet New Orleans North, and is featured often with the Solomon Douglas Swingtet. For the last five years she has been active as an advocate for upcoming musicians, working as a teacher and counselor at the Heebie Jeebies Youth Jazz Camp, Mammoth Lakes Youth Jazz Camp and the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society Youth Jazz Camp in the summer. She has begun programming, narrating and performing educational elementary school shows, and has given clinics at Sacramento State University and the University of Colorado pertaining to improvising and her experiences.

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Pampa Pavesi





Jul 6 2008 5:28 PM

Hi Bria,

very nice swing in your space...

thank you for friendship & music!

un sorriso
CiAo
PaMPa
~♥ KiKi ♥~





Jul 5 2008 9:48 PM

WOW LOVE YA
MySpace Comments - Thanks for the Add
MySpace Layouts - Thanks for the Add
Free Comments & Graphics
Sarah





Jul 5 2008 5:10 PM

Hey, sweet you put the team trumpet picture in your mass of pictures. lol.
Roccoco





Jul 5 2008 1:53 AM

Thank you for the friendship!!!Compliments for your music !!!All the best to you!!!Peace & love !!!Daniel DD
The big easy rascals





Jul 2 2008 10:36 AM

Great songs Bria!

greetings from enkhuizen cu!
Chloe Feoranzo





Jul 1 2008 2:57 PM

Thanks! Yes I was invited by Dave Bennett to sit in with his group.
We tried to see you on Saturday, but had to sit in the lobby because the house was full! You guys sounded great!
Taylor Eigsti





Jul 1 2008 9:22 AM

definitely fun to hang - hit me up when u come through NY! peace, T
Marc Verne





Jun 30 2008 4:30 AM

Merci Bria, à bientôt et bonne musique!
Marc Verne





Jun 30 2008 4:30 AM

Merci Bria, à bientôt et bonne musique!
VOLCANE





Jun 26 2008 12:26 PM

your music is great really nice.
thanks for the add…
I love your playing...
from france
vol
Freddy Cardenas





Jun 25 2008 5:32 AM

hi! thanks for the add! greetings from spain!
Miles





Jun 24 2008 9:08 PM

Awesome stuff!!!! so you should tell me how I can get your Cd
Ames





Jun 24 2008 3:19 PM

I love the new tune Bria! Until James and I see you next here is a cyber hug! Miss you so much!
Wasmanouche


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Jun 24 2008 1:19 AM

Thank you Bria!

Sebastian of 4Django

www. myspace. com/4django

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Edwin





Jun 19 2008 5:02 PM

hello!! from Puerto Rico!! I like so much your music.
God blessed your talent!! bye
Pete Petersen





Jun 19 2008 12:32 PM

You shure do sing purty! I love the new material.
Can't wait to make music together again!
bremska!





Jun 18 2008 8:32 PM

Love the new recordings!

xxx

bremska!
ngiyakuthanda





Jun 18 2008 12:14 PM

I'm dancing on my tiny island with feet flapping as wings , thanks to your music i'm flying to heaven !!!! you are the best !! everybody here is making flowers's necklaces for you , you are a queen !!
Ames





Jun 18 2008 10:37 AM

Wow Bria I love the new songs... you better watch out because the next time I see you I may just ask you to play LOVE cause that is another one of my all time favorite songs. You song great as always.
Miss you so much and until we see each other here is a cyber hug! :)
Missy Oooooooo





Jun 18 2008 9:02 AM

You sound phenomenal! Keep up they good work!
♫† Fariss †♫





Jun 18 2008 6:42 AM

WOW! Bria you have an amazing voice!!! its to bad i won't get to see you this year at camp... anywho ways... God Bless, and again those recordings are Honey-Suckle Sweet!
Tony Gambaro





Jun 18 2008 4:22 AM

Hi Bria,

Great new sounds! I love your talent!

Take care and good luck...

Tony
Jon-Erik Kellso