Ever since her arrival on the international jazz scene in 2009, Bria Skonberg has been asked are you a trumpet player who sings, or a singer who plays trumpet? As she told Lee Mergner recently, " I don't care, but after decades of trying to synthesize my voice and my trumpet and figuring out how to best do that, I separated them for the first time.
Brass, the mostly all instrumental album, shows off why George Wein called Bria "one of my favorite trumpet players today!"
With pianist & organist Luther Allison, bassist Eric Wheeler, drummer Darrian Douglas, and a spirited exchange with trumpeter Kellin Hanas on Frank Loesser's "Brotherhood Of Man", Bria shows an appealing knack for composing, and with her bandmates gives us a taste of Jelly Roll Morton, Arlen and Koehler, and some Argentine tango on "Choclo" by Angel Villoldo, which later became the hit "Kiss Of Fire" in the early 50's.
Each weekday morning @8:20AM hear a track from Bria Skonberg's Brass album, another feature made possible by the members of WBGO.
Mon-"Markham Sunrise"
Tues-"New Orleans Bump"
Wed-"Dolly Jones"
Thurs-"El Choclo"
Fri-"Brotherhood of Man"
