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.
4th
with Ted Hogarth
Kalamazoo, MI
I’ll be playing (ahem) accordion with this quartet on the patio if the weather behaves.
Ted Hogarth – woodwinds
Hans Hansen – guitar
Matthew Fries – accordion
Carlo De Rosa – bass
6th
MF Trio
Grand Rapids, MI
Matthew Fries – piano
Donovan Meeusen – bass
Chris Majure – drums
9th
with Ben Schmidt-Swartz Quartet
401 E Colfax Ave, Suite 135
South Bend, IN
Ben Schmidt-Swartz – saxophone
Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Nelson Oliva – drums
10th
Ben Schmidt-Swartz / Nelson Oliva Group
Crawlspace Comedy Theatre
Kalamazoo, MI
Jazz in the Crawlspace is back and I’ll be sitting in to play with our first concert of the season.
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15th
20th
with Curtis Stigers
Curtis Stigers – vocals/sax
Matthew Fries – piano
Cliff Schmitt – bass
Paul Wells – drums
DENMARK
9/15 – Copenhagen, DK
9/16 – Odense, DK
9/17 – Odense, DK
9/18 – Aarhus, DK
9/19 – Holstebro, DK
9/20 – Viborg, DK
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.
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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