Performance Calendar (Old)

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2015

• Thu

  01

  Jan

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Charles Ruggiero

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Mon

  05

  Jan

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  07

  Jan

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  08

  Jan

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Mon

  12

  Jan

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  14

  Jan

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  15

  Jan

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Mon

  19

  Jan

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  21

  Jan

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  22

  Jan

  2015

  TRI-FI in Philadelphia, PA

  8-12pm

  Chris' Jazz Cafe
  1421 Sansom St
  Philadelphia, PA 19110
  (215) 568-3131

  Matthew Fries – piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  special guest Jay Sawyer – drums

• Fri

  23

  Jan

  2015

  with Steve Laspina

  5-9pm

  Deer Head Inn
  5 Main Street
  Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327
  (570) 424-2000
  

  A show of Steve’s original music. Wonderful music, wonderful food, wonderful people.

  Steve Laspina – bass
  Joel Frahm – sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  John Di Fiore – drums

• Sun

  25

  Jan

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  26

  Jan

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  28

  Jan

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  29

  Jan

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  01

  Feb

  2015

  Sun

  15

  Feb

  2015

  On Tour with Curtis Stigers

  UK & Ireland

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  James Scholfield – guitar
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Sun

  01

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Stevenage, UK
  Gordon Craig Theatre

• Mon

  02

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  London, UK
  Lyric Theatre

• Tue

  03

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET, UK
  Regent Centre

• Wed

  04

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Clacton, UK
  West Cliff Theatre

• Thu

  05

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Lichfield, UK
  Garrick Theatre

• Fri

  06

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Eastleigh, UK
  Concorde Club

• Sat

  07

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Weston-super-Mare, UK
  Playhouse Theatre

• Sun

  08

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Horsham, UK
  The Capitol Theatre

• Tue

  10

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  New Brighton, UK
  Floral Pavilion

• Wed

  11

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Birmingham, UK
  Jam House

• Thu

  12

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Wavendon, UK
  Stables

• Fri

  13

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Basildon, UK
  Towngate Theatre

• Sat

  14

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Camberley, UK
  Camberley Theatre

• Sun

  15

  Feb

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  DUBLIN, IRELAND
  National Concert Hall

• Wed

  18

  Feb

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  19

  Feb

  2015

  TRIO with Steve Laspina & Jon Di Fiore

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  22

  Feb

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  23

  Feb

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Joe Strasser

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  25

  Feb

  2015

  with Hilary Gardner

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Hilary Gardner – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  26

  Feb

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Matt Wilson

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  01

  Mar

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Sun

  01

  Mar

  2015

  with Ron Affif & Tom Hubbard

  9pm - midnight

  Bemelmans Bar
  Carlyle Hotel
  NYC

• Mon

  02

  Mar

  2015

  TRIO with Ed Howard & Jay Sawyer

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  04

  Mar

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  05

  Mar

  2015

  TRIO with Steve Laspina & Vinson Valega

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  08

  Mar

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  09

  Mar

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Vinny Sperrazza

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  Our own James Williams birthday celebration. Come by to celebrate his life and music.

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Tue

  10

  Mar

  2015

  718 Electric Trio

  8-10:30pm

  Double-bill with NEU3
  Shapeshifter Lab
  18 Whitwell Place
  Brooklyn, NY 11215
  646-820-9452
  

  We’ll be performing a double-bill concert with Scott Neumann’s fantastic NEU3 Trio.

  718 is an electric trio project I’ve been working on with Phil Palombi and Eric Halvorson. I’ll be playing my Vintage Vibe electric piano with various effects. It’s a fun project that takes me out of my acoustic piano safety zone. Come join the fun.

  Matthew Fries – Vintage Vibe electric piano + fx
  Phil Palombi – electric bass + fx
  Eric Halvorson – drums + cymbals

• Wed

  11

  Mar

  2015

  with Hilary Gardner

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Hilary Gardner – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  12

  Mar

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Aaron Kimmel

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  18

  Mar

  2015

  Thu

  26

  Mar

  2015

  On Tour with Curtis Stigers

  Germany

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  James Scholfield – guitar
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Wed

  18

  Mar

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Mannheim, Germany
  Alte Feuerwache

• Thu

  19

  Mar

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Karlsruhe, Germany
  Tollhaus

• Fri

  20

  Mar

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Münster, Germany
  Germany Campus

• Sat

  21

  Mar

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Lüneburg, Germany
  Hotel Gut Bardenhagen

• Sun

  22

  Mar

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Marburg, Germany
  Congress Zentrum

• Mon

  23

  Mar

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Bielefeld, Germany
  Stadthalle

• Tue

  24

  Mar

  2015

  SOLO PIANO

  House Concert
  Munich, Germany

• Wed

  25

  Mar

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Munich, Germany
  Prinzregententheater

• Thu

  26

  Mar

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Terni, Italy
  Auditorium Gazzoli

• Sun

  29

  Mar

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Bethlehem, PA
  Zoellner Arts Center

• Mon

  30

  Mar

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  01

  Apr

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  02

  Apr

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Gene Jackson

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Fri

  03

  Apr

  2015

  718 Electric Trio

  9pm-12am

  An Beal Bocht
  Bronx, NY

  718 is an electric trio project I’ve been working on with Phil Palombi and Eric Halvorson. I’ll be playing my Vintage Vibe electric piano with various effects. It’s a fun project that takes me out of my acoustic piano safety zone. Come join the fun.

   

  Matthew Fries – Vintage Vibe electric piano + fx
  Phil Palombi – electric bass + fx
  Eric Halvorson – drums + cymbals

• Sun

  05

  Apr

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  06

  Apr

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Tootie Heath

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  08

  Apr

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Sun

  12

  Apr

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  13

  Apr

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Gene Jackson

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  15

  Apr

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Rusty Holloway – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Thu

  16

  Apr

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sat

  18

  Apr

  2015

  with Steve Laspina

  Smalls
  183 W 10th St
  New York, NY 10014

  Playing Steve Laspina’s music.

  Joel Frahm – tenor
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Steve Laspina – bass
  Jon Di Fiore – drums

  Streaming live online!

• Sun

  19

  Apr

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  20

  Apr

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  22

  Apr

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  23

  Apr

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sat

  25

  Apr

  2015

  with John Scrapper Sneider

  9pm

  Shaarei Tikvah Jazz Club
  46 Fox Meadow Road
  Scarsdale, NY 10583
  914-472-2013

  You and the Night and the Music
  A concert of jazz music with John Sneider and friends. Featuring Cantor Gerald Cohen.

  General admission: $36
  Students: $20

   

• Sun

  26

  Apr

  2015

  with Ron Affif & Danton Boller

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  27

  Apr

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  29

  Apr

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  30

  Apr

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  03

  May

  2015

  with Ron Affif & Danton Boller

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  04

  May

  2015

  with Chris Biesterfeldt

  7pm

  ShapeShifter Lab
  18 Whitwell PlaceBrooklyn, NY
  646-820-9452

  Chris and I went to school together at the University of Tennessee. It feels like ages since we’ve played together, so I’m really looking forward to joining him for a set of his original music!

  The first set will be Chris playing trio – a CD release party for his “Phineas” recording – and I’ll be joining them for the second set for madness and musical mahem.

  Chris Biesterfeldt – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Jared Schonig – drums
  Evan Gregor – bass

• Wed

  06

  May

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  07

  May

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  10

  May

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  11

  May

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Keith Hall

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Mon

  18

  May

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Quincy Davis

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  20

  May

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  21

  May

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  24

  May

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  25

  May

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  27

  May

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  28

  May

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Matt Wilson

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sat

  30

  May

  2015

  718 Electric Trio

  9pm-12am

  An Beal Bocht
  Bronx, NY

  718 is an electric trio project I’ve been working on with Phil Palombi and Eric Halvorson. I’ll be playing my Vintage Vibe electric piano with various effects. It’s a fun project that takes me out of my acoustic piano safety zone. Come join the fun.

   

  Matthew Fries – Vintage Vibe electric piano + fx
  Phil Palombi – electric bass + fx
  Eric Halvorson – drums + cymbals

• Sun

  31

  May

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

• Mon

  01

  Jun

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  03

  Jun

  2015

  TRI-FI in Fort Collins, Colorado

  Ace Gillett's Lounge
  239 South College Ave
  Fort Collins, CO
  970.449.4797

  Matthew Fries – piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Keith Hall – drums

  Join us in this super-cool music lounge in Fort Collins!

• Thu

  04

  Jun

  2015

  TRI-FI at ISB Convention

  International Society of Bassists Convention
  Fort Collins, CO

  Matthew Fries – piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Keith Hall – drums

  We’re excited to be a featured concert at the ISB convention. Phil will be performing on Scott LaFaro’s restored bass! This should be a special, bass-tastic show.

• Fri

  05

  Jun

  2015

  TRI-FI in Grand Junction, CO

  House Concert with Alycia Vince
  The Home of Dave Davis
  619 33 Road
  Clifton, CO 81520

  Matthew Fries – piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Keith Hall – drums

  TRI-FI will be joining vocalist Alycia Vince at this intimate house concert. Only 50 tickets available, so please make your reservations early.

   

  Reservations: alyciavince@gmail.com.
  Sponsored by the Dave Davis Art Gallery

• Sat

  06

  Jun

  2015

  TRI-FI in Montrose, Colorado

  The Lark & Sparrow
  511 East Main Street
  Montrose, CO 81401
  (970) 615-7277
  http://thelarknsparrow.com

  Matthew Fries – piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Keith Hall – drums

• Thu

  11

  Jun

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Mon

  15

  Jun

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Pete Van Nostrand

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  17

  Jun

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  18

  Jun

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Joe Strasser

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Mon

  22

  Jun

  2015

  Sat

  27

  Jun

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Ronnie Scotts
  London, UK

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  James Scholfield – guitar
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Wed

  08

  Jul

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  09

  Jul

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Fri

  10

  Jul

  2015

  718 Electric Trio

  6pm (one set)

  Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
  Friedman Park
  State College, PA
  

  718 is an electric trio project I’ve been working on with Phil Palombi and Eric Halvorson. I’ll be playing my Vintage Vibe electric piano with various effects. It’s a fun project that takes me out of my acoustic piano safety zone. Come join the fun.

   

  Matthew Fries – Vintage Vibe electric piano + fx
  Phil Palombi – electric bass + fx
  Eric Halvorson – drums + cymbals

• Sat

  11

  Jul

  2015

  718 Electric Trio

  9pm-12am

  An Beal Bocht
  Bronx, NY

  718 is an electric trio project I’ve been working on with Phil Palombi and Eric Halvorson. I’ll be playing my Vintage Vibe electric piano with various effects. It’s a fun project that takes me out of my acoustic piano safety zone. Come join the fun.

   

  Matthew Fries – Vintage Vibe electric piano + fx
  Phil Palombi – electric bass + fx
  Eric Halvorson – drums + cymbals

• Sun

  12

  Jul

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Sun

  12

  Jul

  2015

  with David Grossman Trio

  8:15-11:30

  Alexandra Restaurant
  455 Hudson Street
  NYC

  Part of the Blue Rhino Jazz concert series at Alexandra Restaurant.

  David Grossman – bass
  Matthew Fries – keyboard
  Will Terrill – drums

• Mon

  13

  Jul

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  15

  Jul

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  16

  Jul

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  19

  Jul

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Mon

  20

  Jul

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Quincy Davis

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  22

  Jul

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Sat

  25

  Jul

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers & Utah Symphony

  Deer Valley Music Festival
  The Sinatra Century with The Utah Symphony
  Deer Valley, UT

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

  …and a whole bunch of strings, woodwinds and brass!

• Mon

  27

  Jul

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  Boise, ID

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Dave Manion – guitar
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Wed

  29

  Jul

  2015

  Matthew Fries Trio

  7pm

  Concerts in the Park
  Hufnagle Park
  Lewisburg, PA

  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Josh Davis – bass
  Joe Strasser – drums

  (rain location: Campus Theater)

• Thu

  30

  Jul

  2015

  Matthew Fries Trio

  8pm

  Bullfrog Brewery
  229 W 4th St
  Williamsport, PA 17701
  (570) 326-4700

  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Josh Davis – bass
  Joe Strasser – drums

• Sun

  02

  Aug

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Sun

  02

  Aug

  2015

  with Josh Marcum Trio

  8:15-11:30

  Alexandra Restaurant
  455 Hudson Street
  NYC

  Part of the Blue Rhino Jazz series at Alexandra Restaurant.

  Josh Marcum – bass
  Matthew Fries – keyboard
  Will Terrill – drums

• Mon

  03

  Aug

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  05

  Aug

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  06

  Aug

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sat

  08

  Aug

  2015

  718 Electric Trio

  9pm-12am

  An Beal Bocht
  Bronx, NY

  718 is an electric trio project I’ve been working on with Phil Palombi and Eric Halvorson. I’ll be playing my Vintage Vibe electric piano with various effects. It’s a fun project that takes me out of my acoustic piano safety zone. Come join the fun.

   

  Matthew Fries – Vintage Vibe electric piano + fx
  Phil Palombi – electric bass + fx
  Eric Halvorson – drums + cymbals

• Sun

  09

  Aug

  2015

  with Greg Ryan & Joel Frahm

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Mon

  10

  Aug

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  12

  Aug

  2015

  with Kelsey Gillette

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kelsey Gillette – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  13

  Aug

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Joe Strasser

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sat

  15

  Aug

  2015

  with Tim Horner & Time Circle

  Jazz at Kitano
  38th St @ Park Avenue
  New York, NY
  Jazz Reservations: 212-885-7119

  Playing a show of Tim Horner‘s fantastic, free-flowing music. It’s rare to find someone who composes with such a sincere and distinctive voice. I’m playing with some pretty stellar musicians, at one of the best spots to hear live jazz in NYC.

  Tim Horner – drums and compositions
  Joe Locke – vibraphone
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Dean Johnson – bass

  with guest vocalist, Ema Mitrovic

• Sun

  16

  Aug

  2015

  with Ann Hampton Callaway & Steve Tyrell

  6pm

  Birdland Jazz Club
  315 W. 44th Street
  NYC

  This is Cabaret
  With Ann Hampton Callaway and special guest Steve Tyrell

  The premiere performance and live recording of Ann’s new radio show on NPR, “This is Cabaret.”

  Recasting cabaret as an emotionally engaging experience rather than a place, host Ann Hampton Callaway celebrates intimate performances and heartfelt songs from a variety of genres: jazz, Broadway, folk , singer-songwriter, the blues, and more….

  

• Mon

  17

  Aug

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Carl Allen

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  19

  Aug

  2015

  with Kelsey Gillette

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kelsey Gillette – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  20

  Aug

  2015

  718 Electric Trio

  9pm

  James Street Gastropub
  422 Foreland Street
  Pittsburgh, PA 15212
  

  718 is an electric trio project I’ve been working on with Phil Palombi and Eric Halvorson. I’ll be playing my Vintage Vibe electric piano with various effects. It’s a fun project that takes me out of my acoustic piano safety zone. Come join the fun.

   

  Matthew Fries – Vintage Vibe electric piano + fx
  Phil Palombi – electric bass + fx
  Eric Halvorson – drums + cymbals

• Fri

  21

  Aug

  2015

  718 Electric Trio

  9pm

  Suzy's Dogs and Drafts
  32 N Phelps St
  Youngstown, OH 44503
  

  718 is an electric trio project I’ve been working on with Phil Palombi and Eric Halvorson. I’ll be playing my Vintage Vibe electric piano with various effects. It’s a fun project that takes me out of my acoustic piano safety zone. Come join the fun.

   

  Matthew Fries – Vintage Vibe electric piano + fx
  Phil Palombi – electric bass + fx
  Eric Halvorson – drums + cymbals

• Sat

  22

  Aug

  2015

  718 Electric Trio

  9pm

  Waterfire Festival
  Sharon, Pennsylvania

  718 is an electric trio project I’ve been working on with Phil Palombi and Eric Halvorson. I’ll be playing my Vintage Vibe electric piano with various effects. It’s a fun project that takes me out of my acoustic piano safety zone. Come join the fun.

   

  Matthew Fries – Vintage Vibe electric piano + fx
  Phil Palombi – electric bass + fx
  Eric Halvorson – drums + cymbals

• Wed

  26

  Aug

  2015

  with Kelsey Gillette

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kelsey Gillette – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  27

  Aug

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  30

  Aug

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Fri

  04

  Sep

  2015

  Sun

  06

  Sep

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers & Dallas Symphony

  Dallas, TX

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Wed

  09

  Sep

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Fri

  11

  Sep

  2015

  Sat

  12

  Sep

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers

  McCall Jazz Festival
  Brundage Mountain
  McCall, Idaho

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Wed

  16

  Sep

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  17

  Sep

  2015

  TRIO with Rusty Holloway & Eric Halvorson

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Mon

  21

  Sep

  2015

  TRI-FI in Kalamazoo, MI

  7:30

  Kalamazoo Piano Company
  246 N Kalamazoo Mall
  Kalamazoo, MI
  (269) 389-0066
  facebook.com/kalamazoopianocompany

  Matthew Fries – piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Keith Hall – drums

• Tue

  22

  Sep

  2015

  TRI-FI in South Bend, IN

  7:30

  Merrimans' Playhouse
  1211 Mishawaka Ave.
  South Bend, IN 46615

  Matthew Fries – piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Keith Hall – drums

  Visit tri-fi.com for more info

• Sat

  26

  Sep

  2015

  TRI-FI in Detroit, MI

  9pm

  Cliff Bells
  2030 Park Ave.,
  Detroit, MI 48266

  Matthew Fries – piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Keith Hall – drums

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  2015

  TRIO with Gregory Ryan & Matt Wilson

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  30

  Sep

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Fri

  02

  Oct

  2015

  Parallel States Exhibition & Concert

  6-9pm

  Annex 24 Gallery
  24 W Walnut St
  Lancaster, PA 17603

  

  My sister, Loryn Spangler-Jones (visual artist) and I have been collaborating on a new work of art and music. It’s been an exciting process of blurring the lines between visual and aural – where art is created to inspire musical composition and music is composed to inspire a visual image.

  Join us for Parallel States – an exhibition showcasing the art that was created combined with a live performance of the music.

• Sun

  04

  Oct

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Mon

  05

  Oct

  2015

  MF Trio with Sam Weber & Jay Sawyer

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Tue

  06

  Oct

  2015

  Duo with Rusty Holloway

  6:30-9:30pm

  Society of Illustrators
  128 E 63rd St (btw Park & Lex)
  NYC

  Sketch Night

  These interesting events are intended for artists, but anyone is welcome to come have a drink and listen. The venue provides live models for sketching, live jazz for listening and a live bartender for drinking. It’s a scene that is oh so New York. Come sketch, or just come and listen.

• Wed

  07

  Oct

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  08

  Oct

  2015

  MF Trio with Phil Palombi & Jay Sawyer

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  11

  Oct

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Sun

  11

  Oct

  2015

  718 Electric Trio

  5pm

  Bronx Backyard Sundays
  Mr. McGoo
  5602 Broadway (231st St)
  Bronx, NY 10463

  Join us on or a giant backyard party in da Bronx! The festivities start at 2pm with three bands on the lineup. We play at 5pm.

• Mon

  12

  Oct

  2015

  MF Trio with Phil Palombi & Shinnosuke Takahashi

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  14

  Oct

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  15

  Oct

  2015

  MF Trio with Mike Karn & Paul Wells

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  18

  Oct

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Pete Smith

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Mon

  19

  Oct

  2015

  MF Trio with Phil Palombi & Eric Halvorson

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  21

  Oct

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Sat

  24

  Oct

  2015

  with Ann Hampton Callaway

  Longview Art Gallery
  Washington, DC

  Playing a duo show with the amazing Ann Hampton Callaway!

• Sun

  25

  Oct

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Mon

  26

  Oct

  2015

  MF Trio with Greg Ryan & Joe Strasser

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Thu

  29

  Oct

  2015

  MF Trio with Paul Gill & Tim Horner

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  01

  Nov

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Mon

  02

  Nov

  2015

  MF Trio with Ed Howard & Paul Wells

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  04

  Nov

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  05

  Nov

  2015

  MF Trio with Phil Palombi & Shinnosuke Takahashi

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Mon

  09

  Nov

  2015

  MF Trio with Phil Palombi & Shinnosuke Takahashi

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  11

  Nov

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  12

  Nov

  2015

  MF Trio with Peter Brendler & Paul Wells

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  15

  Nov

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Mon

  16

  Nov

  2015

  MF Trio with Paul Gill & Pete Van Nostrand

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  18

  Nov

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Fri

  20

  Nov

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers & Florida Orchestra

  Straz Center for the Performing Arts
  Tampa, FL

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Sat

  21

  Nov

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers & Florida Orchestra

  Duke Energy Center for the Arts
  St. Petersburg, FL

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Sun

  22

  Nov

  2015

  with Curtis Stigers & Florida Orchestra

  Ruth Eckerd Hall
  Clearwater, FL

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums

• Mon

  23

  Nov

  2015

  MF Trio with Phil Palombi & Shinnosuke Takahashi

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  25

  Nov

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Sun

  29

  Nov

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Mon

  30

  Nov

  2015

  MF Trio with Rusty Hollaway & Paul Wells

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  02

  Dec

  2015

  Thu

  03

  Dec

  2015

  TRI-FI Workshops

  St. Charles North HS
  St. Charles, IL

• Wed

  02

  Dec

  2015

  TRI-FI in Elmhurst, IL

  9pm

  Elmhurst College
  190 Prospect Avenue
  Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-3296

  Matthew Fries – piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Keith Hall – drums

  Concert is free and open to the public

• Sun

  06

  Dec

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Mon

  07

  Dec

  2015

  MF Trio with Ed Howard & Aaron Kimmel

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Thu

  10

  Dec

  2015

  with Hilary Kole

  7:30pm

  Dogwood Center for the Performing Arts
  4734 S Campus Court
  Fremont, MI 49412

  This is a very special holiday jazz program including classic favorites such as “Silver Bells,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and “Walking in a Winter Wonderland…”

  Hilary Kole – vocals
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Paul Gill – bass
  Aaron Kimmel – drums

• Sat

  12

  Dec

  2015

  Sun

  13

  Dec

  2015

  On Tour with Curtis Stigers

  Ronnie Scotts
  London, UK

  Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
  Matthew Fries – piano
  Cliff Schmitt – bass
  Paul Wells – drums
  John Scrapper Sneider – trumpet

• Wed

  16

  Dec

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  17

  Dec

  2015

  MF Trio with Rusty Holloway & Tim Bulkley

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Fri

  18

  Dec

  2015

  MF Trio with Cliff Schmitt & Akira Tana

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Sun

  20

  Dec

  2015

  with Steve Laspina & Ron Affif

  12:30-3:30pm

  Cafe Loup
  105 W 13th St (at 6th Ave)
  New York, NY 10011
  (212) 255-4746

  Yummy French food and jazz. What goes better with jazz than ratatouille?

  Steve LaSpina – bass
  Ron Affif – guitar
  Matthew Fries – piano

• Mon

  21

  Dec

  2015

  MF Trio

  6-10pm

  Hillstone
  E54th & 3rd Ave
  NYC

  I’ve been playing on the Steinway B tucked in the corner of the lively bar in this steak-n-ribs joint with some fantastic musicians 2-3 times a week since 2002! No cover charge and the food is delicious. Come for the music. Stay for the spinach and artichoke dip!

• Wed

  23

  Dec

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Wed

  30

  Dec

  2015

  with Kat Gang

  8:30-11:30pm

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums

• Thu

  31

  Dec

  2015

  New Years Eve with Kat Gang

  8:30pm-12:30am

  The Rose Club
  Plaza Hotel
  New York, NY

  Come ring in the new year with us!

  Kat Gang – vocals
  Matthew Fries – electric piano
  Phil Palombi – bass
  Tim Bulkley – drums