Bria Skonberg Quartet

Trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Bria Skonberg is “poised to be one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation”—Wall Street Journal. Her star is on the rise: she earned a 2013 Jazz Journalists’ Association nomination for “Up and Coming Jazz Artist of The Year,” won a spot in Downbeat Magazine’s Rising Star Critics’ Poll for the past two years running, and swept the 2014 Hot House Jazz Awards in all categories nominated: Best Jazz Artist, Best Trumpet, Best Female Vocalist, and Best Group. Her Middlebury program is an ode to Louis Armstrong, plus a mix of jazz standards and her original works. Sponsored by the Performing Arts Series. Tickets: $20 Public/$15 Middlebury ID holders/$6 Middlebury students.