The Brianna Thomas Band gave a special holiday & birthday performance in the MIP studio; here's their rendition of "Bye Bye Blackbird," with a special birthday surprise. Originally aired 12.21.2018. The Brianna Thomas Band IS: Brianna Thomas - Vocals Conun Pappas - Piano Ryan Berg - Bass Wayne Smith, Jr.

Heralded by the Wall Street Journal as the best young straight-ahead jazz singer of the new generation, Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead alum Thomas dazzles audiences with arrangements of old favorites and original compositions.