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Get to Know the Eric Byrd Trio

Career Highlights

“Echoes of Arrival“, was released in August 2025
Performed at the prestigious Washington DC Jazz Festival
Their “Twenty” recording won the Washington Area Music Award for Jazz Recording of the Year
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan bestowed a prestigious Governor’s Citation upon the Trio, “in recognition and celebration of 20 years delighting audiences across the globe.”
Former Kennedy Center/U.S. State Department Jazz Ambassadors.
2020 Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artist Award Winners for artistic achievement
A member of the prestigious Maryland Performing Artist Touring Roster
Toured South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Eastern & Western Europe, and the Middle East, including such major events as the historic Montreux Jazz Festival.
Educators with advanced degrees in Music History, African American Music, and Jazz Performance. They frequently give clinics on music history, jazz, and the relationship between the spirituals/gospel, blues, and jazz.
Experience all EBT configurations in the video below.

Bios

Summary

The Eric Byrd Trio are Ambassadors of Gospel, Blues and Jazz.

Short Bio (122 words)

For now 25 years, The Eric Byrd Trio (EBT) have traveled the world as enthusiastic ambassadors of jazz. Rooted in swing and be-bop, The Trio also embraces gospel and the blues as core elements of their expansive performance style. Their body of work spans seven unique studio and live recordings on which they shine as a Trio and as collaborators with an expanded 8-piece ensemble they call The Eric Byrd Trio: Brother Ray Band, in tribute to The Genius of Soul icon Ray Charles. On each recording, they take a rigorous, modern approach to standards as well as original compositions, playing with great acuity within the broad and rich jazz tradition.

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Music

04 - The Plan - 250526

03 - Silver And Goldie - 250526

11 - What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life - 250526

09 - Shade Of The Cedar Tree - 250526

01 - Blues For JC - 250526

Love Like Rain

I'm Glad There Is You

I Want Jesus To Walk With Me-

Videos

Reviews

“You’re an amazing pianist! I absolutely love your trio. Thanks for all the amazing stuff you’ve been doing over the years – I’m a fan”
Blue Note Records Recording Artist Brandon Woody, Trumpet
“This CD yields more & more listening rewards each time I play it!!!! Sorta like “Kind of Blue”! It’s a masterpiece “
Robert Shahid, legendary radio host at WEAA Morgan Statue University Radio 88.9
“The pairing of jazz and spiritual music sometimes fares well and sometimes not. This album is one of the times where the pairing fares well. Very well in fact.”
Bruce Von Stiers, BVS Reviews
“The Eric Byrd Trio never stops sounding like a jazz band, but the group’s fluency in the languages of gospel and soul music helps to highlight the songs’ original purpose.”
Dodie Miller-Gould, Lemonwire
“The joy and splendor of an outdoor tent revival in your own home, this music is so well performed that it sets a new standard.”
Grady Harp, Amazon
“A compilation of standards and original tunes, the recording overflows with fluid lines and melodic swells, which have the effect of delighting the aural faculties.”
Susan Frances