I’ve got a couple international gigs with my trio coming up this summer in London and Copenhagen! Please tell your friends.

• Mon

  13

  Jun

  2016

  MF Trio with Cliff Schmitt & Paul Wells

  11pm

  Ronnie Scotts
  47 Frith Street
  London, UK
  
  

  We’ll be playing the Late Late Show starting at about 11pm. We’ll play a set of trio, then all hell breaks loose as we start inviting up guest musicians.

  Matthew Fries – piano
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Fri

  08

  Jul

  2016

  Sat

  09

  Jul

  2016

  MF Trio at Copenhagen Jazz Festival

  7pm

  Posthus Teatret
  Copenhagen Jazz Festival
  Copenhagen, Denmark

  Friday with
  Phil Palombi (bass)
  Karsten Bagge (drums).
  INFORMATION & TICKETS

  Saturday with
  Phil Palombi (bass)
  Jeppe Gram (drums).
  INFORMATION & TICKETS

   

Donald Elfman at the New York City Jazz Record gave my Parallel States project a very nice review in the June 2016 Issue.

“From the first notes of this extraordinary recording, it is clear that the relationship between music and art is what inspired the project. Each of the works by pianist Matthew Fries and his sister, mixed media artist Loryn Spangler-Jones, is individual and exquisite…”

Mike Gates at UK Vibe gave Parallel States a nice review.

“There is some wonderful, lyrical, expressive playing to be enjoyed on ‘Parallel States’… This is music to lose yourself in, with Fries proving just what a consummate performer he is. His tunes are full of joy and wonderment, whilst still retaining a thoughtful, skillful repose.”

Robert Ratajczak posted a nice review of Parallel States on the Polish blog, Longplay.

“Wszelkie nawiązania, bądź dostrzegalne w kompozycjach echa, stanowią zaledwie jeden z wielu składników decydujących o ostatecznym kolorycie utworów wypełniających “Parallel States”, płytę wypełnioną muzyką nasyconą ogromem przestrzeni i silnie prowokująca wyobraźnię.”

Chris Spector over at the Midwest Record gives Parallel States a short, but enthusiastic review.

“…this is one of those sets that raises the bar and sets the gold standard for its genre…”

Vittorio Lo Conte posted a nice review of Parallel States on the Italian MusicZoom website.

“Si nota subito la sua enorme preparazione e la capacità di variare, da un brano all’altro, mostrando una cultura enciclopedica su quella che è la storia del piano jazz…”