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- ↑ "Trio Jazzes It Up," The Daily Item, by Jeffrey Allen Federowicz, July 1, 2010
- ↑ MatthewFries.com, "About"
- ↑ Western Michigan University School of Music, Faculty
- ↑ The Blue Note New York, Performance Schedule (CD Release Show), March 8, 2014
- ↑ MatthewFries.com, DOWNBEAT Magazine Review, April 2014
- ↑ All Music: Matthew Fries Discography
- ↑ Western Michigan University School of Music, Faculty
- ↑ MatthewFries.com, "About"
