Wishing everyone a very happy holiday with love and blessings from Bijon Watson & Niles Thomas.

Settle in and enjoy your Sunday morning brew as Bij and Niles discuss the freedom’s of being an artist such as André 3000, and the importance of pushing oneself beyond our comfort zones, exploring other music avenues and art mediums. Being true to your art and unapologetically so.

Settle in and enjoy your Sunday morning brew as Bij and Niles discuss a little of everything and nothing. From their recent concert performance at The Smith Center, to celebrating Sting’s birthday month and his influence on both Bijon and Niles’ music, to Niles’ new Rockabilly Swing band “The Velveteen Rabbits”, Bijon’s time touring with Harry Connick, Jr., and everything in between. It’s a wild card.

Settle in and enjoy your Sunday morning brew as Bij and Niles discuss whether or not “jazz” can move a listener to tears, or is it too busy and complex to move a listener emotionally? Bij and Niles also dive into the dangers in throwing around the word “Great” when expressing one’s thoughts of a singer – particularly when trying to discern the differences between a Tribute Singer vs. a Recording Artist/Singer – those with uniqueness to their voices. And who is the mysterious Ernie Washington? Thelonious Monk may have the answers. And of course, Bijon & Niles are thrilled to talk about their upcoming concert live at The Smith Center in Las Vegas on September 10th.

Summer break is over! Bijon is back from his family cruise vacation and getting ready to get back to teaching at Berklee College of Music. Niles talks about shedding his brooding artist image with his new music project, The Velveteen Rabbits – a mix of swing, rockabilly, jazz and jump blues. He’s bringing in the horn section, Folks; he’s bringing in the horn section. And of course, Bijon & Niles discuss their upcoming show with their group The Jazz Republic Revue live at The Smith Center in Las Vegas on September 10th.

Sit back, relax and enjoy your Sunday morning brew as Bijon & Niles discuss their upcoming shows in Las Vegas with The Jazz Republic Revue while toggling between Bijon’s home repairs and Niles’ kitchen renovations. The pleasures and freedoms of performing in small intimate clubs, to the intricacies of performing  on larger stages in bigger venues such as The Smith Center in Las Vegas. Showcasing some new music, Niles stumbles on and introduces the music of an independent artists and Jazz Chanteuse, Miss Erika Davies. Enjoy!

Sit back, relax and enjoy your Sunday morning brew as Bijon & Niles bond with an old dear friend and music collaborator, singer/dancer David “Pop Tart” Morris – a 20+ year Disney entertainer. Touching on topics that include the complexities of getting on Broadway Shows, to the entertainment in Las Vegas, being fearlessly authentic, to the importance and value of reaching out to peers or friends for help and/or advice with one’s career. 

Tune-in as we introduce a music project Niles, Bijon and David collaborated on a number of years ago, “Stylesuit”, an up-beat R&B, soul music, pop band with singer/songwriter/producer, Niles Thomas, trumpeter Bijon Watson, and vocalist David “Pop Tart” Morris. Tune-in as we showcase two songs that have been sitting on ice. Does this dynamic trio reignite “Stylesuit”? Enjoy!

Bij and Niles introduce some of their original music recordings to their new radio listeners and reflect upon what they have done, and prepare for what they have coming up. Tune-in as Bijon and Niles regale us with stories behind-the-songs from their freshman album “It’s A Crossover Thang” that gained recognition from The Recording Academy and up for a 2022 GRAMMY® Nomination for “Best Jazz Vocal Album”.

Tune-in to this very special raw episode as Bijon and Niles discuss everything from having nothing to say, to diving into the world of Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington. Who are the jazz police? Pointing out and understanding why the Blue Note Records jazz artists in the 1960’s had such a punk-rock attitude and approach to their music.

Tune-in as Niles and Bijon discuss the trials and tribulations of booking live shows, including Bijon’s Grammy-Award Winning 18-piece big band “The Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra”, to Niles’ new rockabilly swing trio “Velveteen Flowers”. After winning a Grammy, what’s next?