Skylar Tang, an accomplished young trumpeter, graces the Bay Area with her musical talent during her winter break. This emerging star, known for her captivating performances and award-winning compositions, showcases her artistry as a bandleader with her New York quartet.
Young Bay Area trumpeter Skylar Tang is back in her home turf for winter break and a series of local club shows. There are few experiences more exciting than catching a teenage artist on the cusp of renown, and this is the moment to savor the emergence of Skylar Tang . The Foster City composer and multi-instrumentalist has spent the past few years as a stand-out trumpet soloist in elite ensembles like the SF JAZZ High School All-Stars and the Stanford Jazz Workshop 50/50 Jazz Orchestra.
She earned a shot of national attention in 2023 with her pen when her piece “Kaleidoscope” won Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dr. J. Douglas White Composition and Arranging Contest. Now enrolled at Columbia University and studying music at Juilliard, the 18-year-old Tang is back in town over winter break and playing her first run of gigs around the region as a bandleader. She performs Jan. 10 at the Sound Room in Oakland, Saturday at the SJZ Break Room, and Sunday at Mr. Tipple’s in San Francisco with her New York quartet. “This is definitely a first for me,” Tang said. “I’ve done some one-offs under my own name, but they’ve been lowkey and casual. I put so much thought in this run. This is my first time with my own band. We’re all committed to the same vision.” Her quartet features Lafayette-raised pianist Brahm Sasner, a bandmate from the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Big Band who’s studying jazz at the Manhattan School of Music. She met bassist Ben Halle, a fellow student at Columbia, over the summer in Los Angeles. And she’s known New Jersey-raised drummer Ben Schwartz since they met in Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America in summer of 2022. They bonded on the first day of rehearsal at Purchase College “when we started this conversation about when something is a sauce or a condiment. It’s quite perplexing
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