Upcoming Events
I do my best to keep this calendar updated with all the current happenings. You can also join my mailing list to receive an occasional announcement about new recordings, performances and other music-related news. Hope to see you at a show!
View the performance archive for a list of past events.
15th
WMU Jazz Masters with Jerry Bergonzi & George Garzone
Irving S. Gilmore School of Music
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
We’ve got two tenor saxophone masters coming to campus for one concert. They’ll play with our university big band, then play a set with the faculty rhythm section. I’m looking forward to this one!
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28th
29th
with Steve Wilson
October 28
BLUE LLAMA
Ann Arbor, MI
October 29
JAZZ IN THE CRAWLSPACE
Kalamazoo, MI
Steve Wilson – sax
Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums
7th
with Keith Hall Brazil Trio
Grand Rapids, MI
Keith Hall – drums
Matthew Fries – electric piano
Carlo De Rosa -electric bass
Playing the classic rhythms of Brazil.
19th
20th
with Dave Stryker
November 19
JAZZ IN THE CRAWLSPACE
Kalamazoo, MI
November 20
BLUE LLAMA
Ann Arbor, MI
DAVE STRYKER – guitar
Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums
2nd
3rd
with Patrick Langham
Dec 2
MERRIMAN’S PLAYHOUSE
South Bend, IN
Dec 3
JAZZ IN THE CRAWLSPACE
Kalamazoo, MI
Patrick Langham – sax
Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums
7th
WJC at JEN
JEN Conference
Louisville, KY
Andrew Rathbun – sax
Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums
We’ll be representing the Gilmore School of Music (Western Michigan University) and performing on the LeJENds Stage at the Jazz Education Network Conference.
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3rd
duo with Sunny Wilkinson
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
Sunny Wilkinson – vocals
Matthew Fries – piano
Part of the Bullock Series at Western Michigan University, Sunny and I will be performing a fun set of music exploring interesting composers, clever lyricists and basically just having a really wonderful time making music together.
Join us for the fun. Pre-concert talk at 7pm.
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