The Bootleggers Ball - The Nothing Nevers led by Bria Skonberg

Join us for a night of swing dancing at the Community Music Center in the Mission district. Wear your snazziest clothes (or just whatever makes you feel rad) and feel free to bring your favorite booze—we’ll have a cocktail station set up with bar tools and mixers so you can dress up your spirits too. Sept 28, 2019 8:30–9p / beginner lesson (included with ticket) 9-midnight / social dance to live music Special Pricing: $20 online, $20 at the door, BYO Please drink responsibly! Plan for a designated driver or Lyft ride home if you expect to partake in imbibing! We also do not allow or encourage underage drinking! Stay safe, friends! 🎺💃🏻🥃❤️ https://www.sfbootleggersball.com/ THE BAND A very special night of music led by a star of the New York hot jazz scene! Trailblazing trumpeter, vocalist, and songwriter Bria Skonberg has been described in the Wall Street Journal as “one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation.” A bandleader since her teens, Bria has performed festivals and stages the world over, including New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, and over a hundred more. In 2018 Lincoln Center sought out her leadership for a tribute to the first integrated all female big band, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, which launched her acclaimed group Sisterhood of Swing. In 2019 she was a featured member of Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour for 26 dates alongside Cecile McLorin Salvant, Christian Sands, Melissa Aldana and Jamison Ross. Bria tours constantly, bringing her own signature sound of fiery trumpet playing and smoky vocals together with storytelling and adventurous concoctions of classic and new. “I play jazz because it's the closest I can get to flying.…spreading joy, relating the human experience, and putting good into the world to counteract the negative. I want to make music that makes people feel, and think.” - Bria Skonberg