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2023

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Thu
05
Jan
2023

with Darmon Meader
2pm
New Voices Stage
Jazz Education Network Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
Fri
06
Jan
2023

Featured Soloist with Pacific Jazz Ambassadors
6pm
Conservatory Stage
Jazz Education Network Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
Sat
21
Jan
2023

with Emily Braden
7:30 & 9:30pm
Winters Jazz Club
Chicago, IL

Emily is just amazing and I am SUPER-stoked for this gig. She will blow you away with the power and soulfulness of her voice. If you’re in the Chicago area please don’t miss this.
Sun
29
Jan
2023

with Fred Knapp Trio
11am-2pm
Old Goat
Grand Rapids, MI
Fri
17
Feb
2023

with Curtis Stigers
7 & 8:30pm
SF Jazz Center
201 Franklin St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Curtis Stigers – vocals/guitar/sax
Matthew Fries – piano

Join us for this special duo show: “Songs From My Kitchen” Live
Sun
19
Feb
2023

with Bill Sears Quartet
3pm
Traverse City, MI
Sun
26
Feb
2023

with Fred Knapp Trio
11am-2pm
Old Goat
Grand Rapids, MI
Thu
09
Mar
2023

Matthew Fries Trio
6:15-9:30
Lucille’s Jazz Lounge
1447 N Summit
Toledo, OH 43604

Join us in this cool listening room in the TolHouse

Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums

Tickets and Info
Fri
10
Mar
2023

Matthew Fries Trio
8-10:30pm
The Bop Stop
Cleveland, OH

Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums

Tickets & Info
Sat
11
Mar
2023

with Yuriana Sobrino
7:30pm
GRNoir Wine & Jazz
Grand Rapids, MI
Sun
26
Mar
2023

with Fred Knapp Trio
11am-2pm
Old Goat
Grand Rapids, MI
Sat
01
Apr
2023

with Keith Hall Trio
8-11pm
Hub
Kalamazoo, MI

A new spot for music in downtown Kalamazoo.
Fri
28
Apr
2023

with Aubrey Logan

Hastings Jazz Festival
Hastings Performing Arts Center
520 W South Street
Hastings, MI.
Thu
11
May
2023

with Laurie Sears
6-8:30pm
Alluvion
Traverse City, MI
Thu
18
May
2023

with Liz Townsend LTQ
7:30pm
Clover Room
Kalamazoo, MI

TICKETS
Fri
19
May
2023

with Faith Quashie
7:30pm
Clover Room
Kalamazoo, MI

TICKETS
Fri
26
May
2023

with Emily Braden
7:30pm
Jazz in the Crawlspace
KNAC
315 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI

Emily is just amazing and I am so excited to have her coming to Kalamazoo for this show. She will blow you away with the power and soulfulness of her voice.

Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo DeRosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums

Tickets & Information
Sat
27
May
2023

with Emily Braden
7:30 & 9:30pm
Winters Jazz Club
Chicago, IL

Emily is just amazing and I am always SUPER-stoked to perform with her. She will blow you away with the power and soulfulness of her voice. If you’re in the Chicago area please don’t miss this.
Fri
23
Jun
2023

with New York Voices

Fort Wayne, IN
Mon
26
Jun
2023

with Andrew Rathbun Quartet

Grand Rapids, MI

Andrew Rathbun – sax
Keith Hall – drums
Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Sun
16
Jul
2023

Solo Piano Performance
3pm
Michigan Jazz Festival
Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI

Tickets and Information
Sun
16
Jul
2023

with Andrew Rathbun Quartet
6:15pm
Michigan Jazz Festival
Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI
Tue
15
Aug
2023

with Sears & Sears

Garden Theater
Frankfort, MI

Quintet with saxophonists Bill and Laurie Sears
Thu
17
Aug
2023

Solo Piano Performance

Flint Institute of Art
Flint, MI
Fri
15
Sep
2023

Matthew Fries Trio
7pm
Merriman’s Playhouse
South Bend, IN

Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums
Thu
05
Oct
2023

Matthew Fries Trio
7pm
Blue Llama Jazz Club
Ann Arbor, MI

Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums