Calendar Archive

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Sunday
Oct
5th
2025
11am-2pm

with Fred Knapp Trio

Old Goat
Grand Rapids, MI
Saturday
Sep
27th
2025

with Sean Dobbins and the Collegiate Collage

Blue Llama Jazz Club
Ann Arbor, MI

Andrew Bishop – Saxophones U of M
Anthony Stanco – Trumpet MSU
Matthew Fries – Piano WSU
Robert Hurst – Bass U of M
Sean Dobbins – Drums

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Monday
Sep
22nd
2025
7:30

with Curtis Stigers

Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Boise, ID

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

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Friday
Sep
12th
2025

with Jimmy Greene

Blue Llama Jazz Club
Ann Arbor, MI

Jimmy Greene – sax
Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums

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Thursday
Sep
11th
2025

with Jimmy Greene

Crawlspace Comedy Theatre
315 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Jimmy Greene – sax
Matthew Fries – piano
Carlo De Rosa – bass
Keith Hall – drums

Jazz in the Crawlspace series continues with guest artist Jimmy Greene.

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Thursday
Sep
4th
2025
5-8pm

with Keith Hall Brazil Trio

Horrock's Beer Garden
Battle Creek, MI

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

Playing the classic rhythms of Brazil.

Sunday
Aug
24th
2025
11am-2pm

with Fred Knapp Trio

Old Goat
Grand Rapids, MI
Thursday
Aug
7th
2025
6:30-8:30

with Tony Romano Quintet

Riverdale Neighborhood House
Riverdale, NY (the Bronx!)

Free outdoor concert

Tony Romano – guitar
Paul Carlon – sax
Matthew Fries – keyboard
Jennifer Vincent – bass
Scott Neumann – drums

Wednesday
Aug
6th
2025
Sets 6 & 7:30pm

MF Trio in NYC

Mezzrow
163 West 10 th Street, basement
New York City, NY 10014

Matthew Fries – piano
John Hebert – bass
Jay Sawyer – drums

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Tuesday
Aug
5th
2025
7:30 & 9pm

MF Trio in Philadelphia, PA

Chris’ Jazz Cafe
1421 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA

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

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Monday
Jul
28th
2025
- through -
Saturday
Aug
2nd
2025

NY Voices Vocal Jazz Camp

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

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

Concert: SATURDAY AUGUST 30th

Saturday
Jul
26th
2025
1:30pm

Solo Piano at Burlington Jazz Festival

The Art Center of Burlington
301 Jefferson St
Burlington, IA

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.

Thursday
Jul
24th
2025

with Susan Tobocman

Cliff Bells
Detroit, MI
Saturday
Jul
19th
2025
3-5pm

Solo Piano at Stowe Jazz Festival

St John's in the Mountains
1994 Mountain Road
Stowe, VT

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!)

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Thursday
Jul
17th
2025
- through -
Saturday
Jul
19th
2025

Quartet at Stowe Jazz Festival

Stowe, VT

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.

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