MEDIA RELEASE

November 11, 2024

Arts Council Contact: 

Sasha Yeager, Marketing Coordinator

410.848.7272

Sasha@carrollcountyartscouncil.org

Band Contact: 

Eric Byrd

eric@ericbyrdtrio.com

“A Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas” returns to The Carroll Arts Center’s stage!

What do you get when you pair the beloved animated holiday film with a live performance of the film’s Vince Guaraldi jazz score? You get a fabulously festive show featuring the renowned Eric Byrd Trio! This annual presentation is always very popular with families as well as discriminating jazz aficionados and is a great way to celebrate the season.

Enjoy a screening of the holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas, followed by a performance of the cartoon’s iconic score from the Eric Byrd Trio at The Carroll Arts Center is pleased to present a holiday favorite on Saturday, December 7 at 3pm and 6pm and Sunday, December 8 at 6pm.

A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965 | 25m | TV-G
Saddened at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.  A 45-min concert performed by Eric Byrd Trio will follow the screening!

About Eric Byrd Trio 

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.  And they are a part 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.

The Trio also belongs to the Maryland Performing Artist Touring Roster which is a listing of Maryland-based performing artists who are experienced, organized and professional. Artists who are appointed to the Touring Roster have been selected through a peer review process in which they are rated on artistic merit and on a demonstrated history of successful touring engagements. The Maryland Touring Grant is available to eligible Maryland non-profit organizations that may apply for funding to help defray costs associated with presenting artists listed on the Maryland Performing Artist Touring Roster

This event is generously sponsored by MarketWorks and Woodhaven Building & Developing, Inc. and The Carroll Arts Center’s 24-25 Season Sponsor is McDaniel College.  Faculty, staff and students can receive $5 tickets and a free small popcorn (with McDaniel ID) for most performances at the arts center. 

Tickets are $25 for adults; $22 for ages 18 - 25 and ages 60 & up; $10 for ages 17 & Under. CCAC Members get an additional 10% off. No McDaniel College discount for Saturday’s performances (Dec. 7, 2024). The performances are sponsored by MarketWorks and Woodhaven Building & Development, Inc. The Carroll Arts Center is located at 91 W. Main Street in downtown Westminster. Get tickets and more info at www.CarrollArtsCenter.org or call 410-848-7272.

PHOTO: The Eric Byrd Trio