Derix' solo piano album 'Falco' (2016) received raving reviews and was compared to Keith Jarrett's Köln Concert and the music of Erik Satie, Bill Evans, Nils Frahm, Chick Corea and Einaudi. Egbert Derix collaborates with a lot of different musicians. Including the British singer-songwriter Iain Matthews, John Helliwell (Supertramp), Eric Vloeimans, Ton Engels , Steve Hogarth (Marillion), Leo Janssen (Metropole Orchestra) , Margriet Sjoerdsma and Fish. In 2002 Egbert received the prize for ‘Best Original Composition’ at the North Sea Jazz Festival for his composition ‘She isn’t like you’. That same year Derix’ Searing Quartet was rewarded with the first ‘Jerry van Rooyen Award’. In 2012 he received, along with Gerard van Maasakkers, the ‘Annie M.G. Schmidt prize’ for best theatrical song, for their song ‘Zomaar onverwacht’. Egbert played at the North Sea Jazz Festival and gives concerts in Europe and the United States. He has also released several albums with mostly originals. In 2015 his book “De Muze brengt mij” was published. A collection of stories in which music is the common thread. In February 2017 Derix’ songcycle ‘Wandern’ was recorded at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with baritone Sef Thissen. Derix arranged 'Wandern' for the Wiener Kammer symphonie and in 2018 they performed together in Vienna (Richard Strauss Villa) and Amsterdam (Royal Concertgebouw).