Indigo
Bria Skonberg
Indigo is Bria Skonberg’s vocal‑centered jazz album, released on July 3, 2026 via Cellar Music Group as the companion piece to her trumpet‑focused record Brass. Co‑produced with longtime collaborator Matt Pierson, it forms the second half of a two‑album project meant to “excavate both wholes” of her creative identity—answering the perennial question of whether she is primarily a singer who plays trumpet or a trumpeter who sings by fully foregrounding her voice. The core band reprises the Brass rhythm section (Eric Wheeler on bass and Darrian Douglas on drums), with multi‑Grammy‑winning arranger and pianist Gil Goldstein adding orchestration and piano, supported by a small string ensemble, alto flute, and bass clarinet to create a warm, chamber‑like texture behind Skonberg’s intimate vocals.
Skonberg describes Indigo as “an exploration in nuances—conversations, chemistry, fragility, and sense of self,” emphasizing that many of the songs require lived experience to interpret, and that at this point she feels she has “lived them all.” The program spans jazz standards, a reimagined pop classic, and at least one original co‑written with cabaret legend Ann Hampton Callaway, all chosen to showcase different “colors” of her vocal artistry. The album opens with Michel Legrand’s Watch What Happens, recast with a partido alto rhythmic feel and brushed drums, which Skonberg calls her “current love letter to humanity,” hoping listeners will “see into each other’s hearts and make authentic connections.” Across the record, her trumpet steps back into more of a supporting role while the arrangements lean into lyric storytelling and emotional subtlety, reinforcing her broader artistic goal: to use both voice and horn to bring people together in a shared, deeply human musical experience.
Indigo
Bria Skonberg
Indigo is Bria Skonberg’s vocal‑centered jazz album, released on July 3, 2026 via Cellar Music Group as the companion piece to her trumpet‑focused record Brass. Co‑produced with longtime collaborator Matt Pierson, it forms the second half of a two‑album project meant to “excavate both wholes” of her creative identity—answering the perennial question of whether she is primarily a singer who plays trumpet or a trumpeter who sings by fully foregrounding her voice. The core band reprises the Brass rhythm section (Eric Wheeler on bass and Darrian Douglas on drums), with multi‑Grammy‑winning arranger and pianist Gil Goldstein adding orchestration and piano, supported by a small string ensemble, alto flute, and bass clarinet to create a warm, chamber‑like texture behind Skonberg’s intimate vocals.
Skonberg describes Indigo as “an exploration in nuances—conversations, chemistry, fragility, and sense of self,” emphasizing that many of the songs require lived experience to interpret, and that at this point she feels she has “lived them all.” The program spans jazz standards, a reimagined pop classic, and at least one original co‑written with cabaret legend Ann Hampton Callaway, all chosen to showcase different “colors” of her vocal artistry. The album opens with Michel Legrand’s Watch What Happens, recast with a partido alto rhythmic feel and brushed drums, which Skonberg calls her “current love letter to humanity,” hoping listeners will “see into each other’s hearts and make authentic connections.” Across the record, her trumpet steps back into more of a supporting role while the arrangements lean into lyric storytelling and emotional subtlety, reinforcing her broader artistic goal: to use both voice and horn to bring people together in a shared, deeply human musical experience.