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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 (100 words)

The Eric Byrd Trio are internationally acclaimed jazz ambassadors whose sound blends swing, bebop, gospel, and blues with energy and soul. For more than 25 years, the Maryland-based trio has performed worldwide, earning a Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artist Award and a Governor’s Citation for over two decades of global touring. Their recording Twenty won the 2022 Washington Area Music Award for Jazz Recording of the Year, and their latest release, Echoes of Arrival (2025), marks a bold new chapter. Former Kennedy Center/U.S. State Department Jazz Ambassadors, EBT continues to honor the tradition while pushing jazz forward.

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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

Contact Information

Email: booking@ericbyrdtrio.com

Phone: 240 513 8824

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