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Jazz was the pop music of its day, and all American popular music has stemmed from it one way or another.

~Bria Skonberg

Topics: American Another Day Jazz Music One Way Pop Pop Music Popular Popular Music Way

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I took tap and ballet, which likely contributed to my sense of rhythm and showmanship. I love creating music that gets people moving together, free of inhibitions.

~Bria Skonberg

Topics: Ballet Creating Free Gets Inhibitions Likely Love Moving Music People Rhythm Sense Tap Together Took Which I Love

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There's nothing worse than bad scatting, except maybe bad mouth trumpet. Mouth trumpet may sound like a trumpet, but it's really more like playing a kazoo. The instant you do your solo, the audience has a bit of a chuckle.

~Bria Skonberg

Topics: Audience Bad Bit Except Instant Like May Maybe More Mouth Nothing Playing Really Solo Sound Than Trumpet Worse You Your

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With my trumpet voice, I love gritty, plunger, growly sounds. But vocally, I love Anita O'Day - a raspier but definitely softer sound. Part of the fun has been finding vehicles or writing for both of those sounds.

~Bria Skonberg

Topics: Been Both Definitely Finding Fun Gritty Love Part Softer Sound Sounds Those Trumpet Vehicles Voice Writing I Love

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I fell in love with playing the trumpet because of what we call 'hot jazz' of the 1920s and 1930s, music that has a higher energy to it.

~Bria Skonberg

Topics: Because Call Energy Fell Higher Hot Jazz Love Music Playing Trumpet 1920S 1930S

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Fortunately, I have always played a lot of sports, so I keep my lungs in good shape. That translates to singing as well.

~Bria Skonberg

Topics: Always Fortunately Good Good Shape Keep Lot Lungs Played Shape Singing Sports Well

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I like hearing the sort of harmonies people get into in different parts of the world. I love music that has a sense of allure to it, and exotic tunes. That's what I'm drawn to.

~Bria Skonberg

Topics: Allure Different Different Parts Drawn Exotic Get Harmonies Hearing Like Love Music Parts People Sense Sort Tunes World I Love

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I'm an old soul. The blues, especially older blues, is the human element that kind of gives the music soul, and I think that maybe not enough people connect to the blues. It's a very powerful place to be; and if you can express that to an audience, I think that you can express a lot through that.

~Bria Skonberg

Topics: Audience Blues Connect Element Enough Enough People Express Gives Human Kind Lot Maybe Music Old Older People Place Powerful Soul Think Through Very You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Musician

Born: Unknown

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