Pianist/vocalist Eric Byrd has been playing professionally for over thirty years. Along with the principles of swing and be-bop, rousing gospel-tinged chords and trilling blues lines are fundamental elements of his performance style. His improvisations are intense, soulful and romantic; he takes listeners on a joyride as his fingers create magical works of art.

A Grammy Award voter, Eric has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Tim Green, Warren Wolf, Jeff Majors, Charlie Byrd and Yolanda Adams to name a few. Along with his own recordings as a leader, he also appears on over fifteen recordings by other artists.

A former music professor at McDaniel College where he completed his undergraduate degree, he is currently the director of worship and media at Frederick Church of the Brethren (FCOB) in Frederick, Maryland. An in-demand leader and sideman, active in both the jazz and gospel worlds, Eric is the primary composer for the group. Alongside saxophonist Tim Warfield, Eric is currently an artist-in-residence at Messiah College in Pennsylvania where he directs the United Voices of Praise Gospel Choir.

In 2021 he joined drummer Alphonso Young, Jr on the jazz faculty of Shenandoah University as private jazz piano instructor.  He is also the new director of the Gettysburg College Jazz Big Band.