Chilliwack trumpet player and singer-songwriter, Bria Skonberg, took home a top Canadian music award on the weekend after winning a Juno for vocal jazz album of the year for her self-titled album, Bria.
“It’s a real honour to be recognized by the industry in my home country,” says Skonberg. “It gives me confidence going into the next round of projects, and inspires me to keep working hard to live up to it.”
Presented annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Juno Awards is Canada’s premier awards show and the Canadian music industry’s most prestigious recognition for excellence in recorded music.
Skonberg grew up in Chilliwack, graduated from Chilliwack secondary in 2001, and moved to New York abou...