In buoyant performances that combine the energy of New Orleans swing with the dreamy vocals of radio crooners past, the charismatic young trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg recalls a time, before bebop, when jazz was our nation’s popular music. Skonberg last performed at Cal Performances in April 2019, as part of the dream team from the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour. Here, in a set recorded at the historic Louis Armstrong House in Queens, NY, she and her quintet perform selections from her latest album, Nothing Never Happens, a mix of hot jazz classics, vintage vocal tunes, original compositions, and fresh new takes on pop songs by the likes of the Beatles, Queen, and Sonny Bono. “Bria Skonberg plays trumpet like a red hot devil and sings like a dream” (The Wall Street Journal).

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Caption: Bria Skonberg is recorded performing for Cal Performances at Home at the Louis Armstrong House and Archives in Queens, New York. Performance will be available on demand until April 7th, 2021.
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Caption: Bria Skonberg is recorded performing for Cal Performances at Home at the Louis Armstrong House and Archives in Queens, New York. Performance will be available on demand until April 7th, 2021.
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Caption: Bria Skonberg performs as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere Thursday, January 7 at 7pm PST; Performance will be available on demand until April 7th, 2021.
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Caption: Bria Skonberg performs as part of Cal Performances at Home, streaming premiere Thursday, January 7 at 7pm PST; Performance will be available on demand until April 7th, 2021.
(credit: Dario Acosta)

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