It has been a stellar, 20 plus year career for The Eric Byrd Trio and it would appear they are just getting started:
They are winners of The Maryland State Arts Council $10k Independent Artist Award (IAA) for notable artistic achievement.
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.”
Their last recording “Twenty” won the 2022 Washington Area Music Award (Wammy) Jazz Recording of the Year.
“Echoes of Arrival” was released in August 2025 with Two for the Show Media, Chris DiGirolamo and Shaunna Machosky, President of Jazzzdog Promotions supporting the release.
And they are apart of the prestigious Maryland Performing Artist Touring Roster .
For over twenty years, The Eric Byrd Trio (EBT) have traveled the world as enthusiastic ambassadors of jazz. Rooted in swing and bebop, 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.
