I’m excited to be working with Jazz in the Crawlspace again to bring one of my favorite vocalists to Kalamazoo. I loved working with Emily Braden in NYC, and I look forward to playing with her in Chicago at the end of the month – BUT, we managed to get her to stop by Kalamazoo […]
We threw together a “little” celebration of UNESCO’s International Jazz Day on April 30. Organized as a fundraiser for the Edison Jazz Festival’s work to create performance opportunities for local and regional musicians, we had NINE bands in TWO venues here in Kalamazoo. Made up of WMU students, WMU graduates, and local musicians, the artists […]
I’ll be heading out on the road for a pair of shows with my trio. I’ll be playing some of the music from the new album Lost Time, plus some new stuff I’ve been working on. Hopefully you can join us – or tell a friend!
I’m very excited that we’re bringing in the dynamic drummer Dana Hall for a concert in our jazz club theater here in Kalamazoo. He is a renowned drummer, percussionist, composer, bandleader, ethnomusicologist, and educator. This should be an exciting, swinging set of music and continues the Jazz in the Crawlspace concert series that I’ve been helping to […]
I’ll be celebrating the release of my new album with a concert at the home of our Jazz in the Crawlspace series. We’ll be performing music from the recording and generally having a great time with all of you, so you should really be there! :-) Thursday, October 13th @ 7:30pm Crawlspace Comedy Theatre315 W […]
Dear friends! I’m so excited to let you know that my new album is now available everywhere you listen to music. I recorded it in summer 2021 and have been waiting for the opportunity to share this music with you. Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Qobuz, YouTube, you name it and I’ve got you covered! You […]
The title track of my new album is now available – streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. I hope you’ll check it out, save it to your library, and maybe even add me as an artist so you’ll be ready when the rest of the album comes out. I’m so excited about this project. I […]
The lead-off track from my new album of original jazz trio music is now available – streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. I hope you’ll check it out, save it to your library, and maybe even add me as an artist so you’ll be ready when the rest of the album comes out. I’m so […]
I’m excited to be a part of the team bringing world-class jazz to my hometown in southwest Michigan, and our concert series is back with the first of our fall performances. The amazing guitarist Bobby Broom will be in Kalamazoo to perform in our jazz-club style venue. Harlem Born, New York City raised, Bobby Broom […]
My new trio album Lost Time is coming out on September 23rd, 2022 and I just posted a live video from the session. Hope you enjoy this peek into the studio.
I’m excited to announce that I’ll have a new trio record coming out on September 23, 2022. It includes new music I’ve written over the last year or so, and features some beautiful and inspiring playing by Keith Hall and John Hébert. Lost Time MATTHEW FRIES – pianoJOHN HÉBERT – bassKEITH HALL – drums Scheduled […]
We’re getting the band back together! It’s been a few years since I’ve gotten to perform with my trio TRI-FI and we’re looking forward to revisiting our original piano trio music for a couple concerts as part of the Gilmore Piano Festival. We’ll be pulling tunes from all of our albums that we’ve recorded over […]