Matthew Fries Quartet at The Side Door

Pianist/composer MATTHEW FRIES is a joyful voice on the piano, recording ten albums featuring many of his original compositions. His music has been described as “playful and hopeful”, “introspective”, “full of joy and wonderment”, and “awash with tonal colors.” But it is his deeply swinging piano style and collaborative spirit that have also made him an in- demand sideman for both instrumentalists and vocalists. Winner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, he has toured worldwide, appears on scores of recordings, and his work has been described as “the best jazz accompaniment I’ve seen in a cabaret in years” (The New York Times), and “the crispest rhythm section imaginable” (The London Times).

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