The “20” recording by the Eric Byrd Trio has won Jazz Recording of the Year by the Washington Area Music Awards. “20” features 20 tracks, 10 brand new arrangements and compositions and 10 reworked songs from the band’s illustrious catalogue of music. It is by far their most ambitious recording to date. Recorded at Divine…
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE The 5th Annual Jazz in June event was held last week in Washington, DC. Thank you to all who joined us at The Hamilton in DC or supported the event from afar. It was our first live event since the pandemic began and featured an evening of incredible jazz…
The “20” recording by The Eric Byrd Trio has won the 2022 Jazz Recording of the Year as recognized by the Wammie Awards. The Wammies recognize musical excellence throughout the DC/MD/VA region. The recording was engineered, mixed and mastered by Allyn Johnson at Divine Order Studios. Allyn is a master musician and sound technician. “To…
Excited to announce yet another appointment: Eric Byrd will be the new Director of the Jazz Big Band @gettysburgcollege starting this fall semester. He continues the great legacy of Dr. Buzz Jones and takes over the band from Paul Carr, saxophonist and master jazz educator. This fall will be exciting and busy for…
Eric Byrd has been appointed to the faculty of Shenandoah University as the new jazz piano instructor. Joining bandmate and best friend Alphonso Young, Jr on the SU faculty, Byrd replaces longtime department chair and author Robert Larson. He has retired after 40 years. A nationwide search resulted in Byrd’s appointment. He will begin teaching…
I used to be a professional stalker. Well, professional can be subjective lol. But what I mean is, before I had a wife and kids and stuff to lose I would go to concerts and then attempt to meet the artist. Never got close to Janet Jackson unfortunately, but ended up buying a glass of…
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