[Dixielandjazz] Bria Skonberg

Marek Boym marekboym at gmail.com
Thu Sep 9 07:18:59 PDT 2010


Very nice.
It's lovely to hear kids performing OKOM.  The entire group looks ather young.
Cheers

On 9 September 2010 02:09, Roger Wade <rwade1947 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Here is a link to a great clip of Bria's Hot Five performing in Vancouver in February 2009.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QnzvwkXnT0
>
> Roger Wade
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> On Sep 8, 2010, at 6:46 PM, Harry Callaghan wrote:
>
>> I could maybe be off by a year, she could be 26..........the probable reason
>> that you've been hearing about her for so long is I believe she started
>> performing professionally at about 19
>>
>> Steve Barbone would probably know better than I as I think he knows her
>> personally..
>>
>> HC
>>
>>
>> On 9/8/10, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Speaking of young musiciians on the rise, have you heard Bria Skonberg
>>> yet?
>>>> She is a Canadian born trumpeter & vocalist who might be something like
>>> 25
>>>
>>> Is she really so young?  I've been reading about her (yes, I heard her
>>> play, too) for so long that I'd have expected her to be older by now.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have what I believe may have been the first album she recorded, along
>>> with
>>>> trombonist Jim Fryer under the heading of the Borderline Jazz Band.
>>>> I believe she was 22 at the time.
>>>>
>>>> Her most recent album is called "Fresh" but I have not acquired it as I
>>>> understand it is predominantly vocals whereas I believe it is on trumpet
>>>> where she really excels
>>>>
>>>> Keep an eye, or rather an ear out for it, I don't think you'll be
>>>> disappointed..
>>>>
>>>> Tides,
>>>> HC
>
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