Performance Calendar

Tour with Curtis Stigers

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

6/27 – Bad Ems, Germany
6/28 – Saarbrücken, Germany
6/29 – Neuhardenberg, Germany

7/1 – Odense, Denmark
7/2 – Odense, Denmark
7/4 – Copenhagen, Denmark

with Keith Hall Brazil Trio

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

Playing the classic rhythms of Brazil.

Quartet at Stowe Jazz Festival

My WMU colleagues and I are back at the Stowe Jazz Festival this year. So excited to be playing with them.

Matthew Fries – piano
Andrew Rathbun – sax
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums

Thursday (7-9pm) – We’ll be performing for the opening party for the festival.

Friday and Saturday (10pm) – We’ll be the house band for the after-hours jam session at Doc Pond’s. We’ll play a set of our music and be joined by a bunch of really talented musicians who are performing at the festival. It’s a real party.

Solo Piano at Stowe Jazz Festival

Looking forward to playing 2 sets of solo piano jazz at this amazing festival. I’ll be playing at “St John’s in the Mountains” – a lovely Episcopal church hosting some performances on their Steinway.

All events at this festival are by donation! (amazing!)

with Susan Tobocman

Solo Piano at Burlington Jazz Festival

Looking forward to being a part of this inaugural jazz festival in downtown Burlington, Iowa. I’ll be presenting a concert of solo piano music.

NY Voices Vocal Jazz Camp

A week of working with vocalists of all ages culminating in a concert with the NY Voices on Saturday night.

Concert: SATURDAY AUGUST 30th

MF Trio in Philadelphia, PA

Matthew Fries – piano
Madison Rast – bass
Steven Tyler Perry – drums

MF Trio in NYC

Matthew Fries – piano
Jay Anderson – bass
Jay Sawyer – drums