2024
2/15 - Duo w/ Jakob Heinemann and Hendrix Gullixson Solo - Communication - 7 pm - Madison, WI
2/24 - Solo opening for Else, If Else - Communication - 7 pm - Madison, WI
2/28 - Andy Fitzpatrick/Tim Russell/Matt Blair - Robinia Courtyard - 6 pm - Madison, WI
3/9 - Anthony DeMartinis DMA Recital - Collins Hall UW Madison - 8 pm - Madison, WI
3/29 - Duo w/ Abby Frank Taylor - Arts + Literature Lab - 7 pm - Madison, WI
4/13 - Duo w/ Will Greene - Common Sage Arts - 8 pm - Madison, WI
4/19 - Big Thanks guest workshop - UW Madison - 12 pm - Madison, WI
4/20 - Big Thanks - Communication - 7:30 pm - Madison, WI
4/27 - UW Jazz Orchestra premiering Every Point’s a Middle - Collins Hall UW Madison - 7:30 pm - Madison, WI
5/3 - UW Jazz Orchestra playing Every Point’s a Middle - Der Rathskeller - 4 pm - Madison, WI
5/9 - New quartet w/ Will Greene, Jakob Heinemann, and Devin Drobka - Arts + Literature Lab - 7 pm - Madison, WI
Past Performances
2023
1/18 - Will Greene/Jakob Heinemann/Matt Blair - Arts + Literature Lab - 7 pm - Madison, WI
1/28 - Piano Summit with Jane Reynolds, Paul Hastil, and Dave Stoler - North Street Cabaret - 8 pm - Madison, WI
3/3 - Devin Drobka Trio - Arts + Literature Lab - 7:30 pm - Madison, WI
4/5 - Smudges - Common Sage - 9:00 pm - Madison, WI
4/22 - Solo Modular - Communication - 7:30 pm - Madison, WI
4/29 - Smudges Installation - Resource - 6-9 pm - Minneapolis, MN
5/14 - Trio w/ Jakob Heinemann and Devin Drobka - Collins Hall UW Madison - 2:30 pm - Madison, WI
7/26 - Smudges - Mills Folly Microcinema - Arts + Literature Lab - 7 pm - Madison, WI
8/4 - Devin Drobka Trio - Buttonhill Music Studio - 7 pm - Mineral Point, WI
8/5 - Devin Drobka Trio - Arts + Literature Lab - 7 pm - Madison, WI
8/6 - Devin Drobka Trio - Charles Allis Art Museum - 6 pm - Milwaukee, WI
8/8 - Devin Drobka Trio - Ziggy’s - 8 pm - Ypsilanti, MI
8/9 - Devin Drobka Trio - City of Asylum - 7 pm - Pittsburgh, PA
8/10 - Devin Drobka Trio - Fuse Factory - 7:30 pm - Columbus, OH
8/11 - Devin Drobka Trio - Merrimans’ Playhouse - 7:30 pm - South Bend, IN
8/12 - Devin Drobka Trio - Constellation - 8:30 pm - Chicago, IL
9/19 - Duo w/ Jakob Heinemann - Leopold’s - 7 pm - Madison, WI
9/24 - Yins - Cathedral Square Park - 5 pm - Milwaukee, WI
10/24 - Duo w/ Jakob Heinemann - Leopold’s - 7 pm - Madison, WI
10/28 - Solo laptop and Tim Russell performs Five Shadows - Communication - 7 pm - Madison, WI
11/2 - These Trees Are Clocks w/ Abby Taylor - UW Whitewater - 7:30 pm - Whitewater, WI
11/20 - Duo w/ Jakob Heinemann - Leopold’s - 7 pm - Madison, WI
2022
2/12 - Audio for the Arts - 8 pm - Madison, WI
4/12 - Devin Drobka Trio - NIU - 8 pm - Dekalb, IL
5/13 - Yins - Communication - 7:30 pm - Madison, WI
6/24 - Kat Reinhert Quartet - Jazz Gallery - 7:00 pm - Milwaukee, WI
6/28 - Greene/Drobka/Blair - Arts + Literature Lab - 7:00 pm - Madison, WI
6/29 - Greene/Drobka/Blair - Cafe Mustache - 8 pm - Chicago, IL
7/25 - Resorts - Elastic Arts - 8 pm - Chicago, IL
7/29 - Garver Feed Mill - 5 pm - Madison, WI
8/25 - Matt Blair Trio - Tunes on the Triangle - 4 pm - Madison, WI
8/28 - Devin Drobka Trio - Arts + Literature Lab - 6:00 pm - Madison, WI
9/8 - Matt Blair Trio - Union Terrace - 7 pm - Madison, WI
9/24 Solo laptop - Communication - 7:30 pm - Madison, WI
10/6 - John Christensen Trio - Cafe Coda - 7 pm - Madison, WI
10/29 - John Christensen Trio (opening for Thumbscrew) - Arts + Literature Lab - 7:00 pm - Madison, WI
11/2 - John Christensen Trio - Lucille’s - 8 pm - Madison, WI
11/6 - Solo - Cafe Coda - 12 pm - Madison, WI
11/8 - UW Madison Composition Recital - Collin’s Hall - 7:30 pm - Madison, WI
11/10 - Solo piano (opening for Jon Mueller) - Arts + Literature Lab - 7 pm - Madison, WI
11/11 - John Christensen Trio - Der Rathskeller - 4 pm - Madison, WI
11/12 - Yins - Audio for the Arts - 8 pm - Madison, WI
12/2 - Billy Peterson Trio - Bar Centro - 7 pm - Milwaukee, WI
12/3 - Billy Peterson Trio - Cafe Coda - 7 pm - Madison, WI
12/4 - Collector - Communication - 7 pm - Madison, WI
2020
1/4 - Slipstream - House Show - 7 pm - Minneapolis, MN
1/31 - Collector - Cafe Coda - 8 pm - Madison, WI
2/1 - Collector - Clinic at Lawrence University (Jazz Room) - 12:30 pm - Appleton, WI
2/1 - Collector - Lawrence University (Harper Hall) - 5 pm - Appleton, WI
2/2 - Collector - Unrehearsed MKE Round Robin Celebration @ West End Conservatory - 3:30 pm - Milwaukee, WI
2/2 - Collector - Jazz Gallery - 7:00 pm - Milwaukee, WI
2/3 Collector - Slate Arts - 8 pm - Chicago, IL
2/1 - Dan Reifsteck premieres Piece by Piece by Piece by Piece (for solo marimba) - 8 pm - Richard Ortner Studio Building at Boston Conservatory at Berklee - Boston, MA
2/21 - Ilan Blanck Cedar Commissions La Primera Vez Que Me Siento Seguro w/ Tarek Abdelqader (drums), Natalia Romero Arbeláez (vocals), Alex Browne (trumpet), Laura Harada (violin), Michelle Kinney (cello), Matt Lowe (trombone), Megan Mahoney (bass), and Ilan Blanck (guitar and vocals) - 7:30 pm - The Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
2/28 - Big Thanks - House Show (Pre CD Release Party) - 6 pm - Minneapolis, MN
3/7 - Dan Reifsteck performs Piece by Piece by Piece by Piece (for solo marimba) - 8 pm - 132 Ipswich St, Boston, MA
2019
1/3 - Icehouse (opening for Painting the Room) - 9:30 pm - Minneapolis, MN
1/8 - Big Thanks - Palmer’s - 10 pm - Minneapolis, MN
1/11 - Big Thanks - Tatterwood Gallery (live recording) - 8 pm - Minneapolis, MN
2/12 - Big Thanks - Palmer’s - 10 pm - Minneapolis, MN
2/27 - Trio and Quintet w/ Krissy Bergmark (Tabla), Ted Olsen (Bass), Lauren Husting (Trombone), Aubrey Weger (Violin) - Black Dog Cafe - 8 pm - St. Paul, MN
3/7 - Big Thanks - Hexagon - 10 pm - Minneapolis, MN
3/12 - Big Thanks - Palmer’s - 10 pm - Minneapolis, MN
4/9 - Big Thanks - Palmer’s - 10 pm - Minneapolis, MN
4/20 - BEGIN Series - 7 pm - Door County, WI
4/21 - Esch Hurvis Room at Lawrence University - 8 pm - Appleton, WI
4/22 - Elastic Arts - 9 pm - Chicago, IL
4/23-26 - YINS Recording Session - Howl Street Recordings - Milwaukee, WI
4/25 - Solo and duo w/ Jakob Heinemann - Jazz Gallery - 8 pm - Milwaukee, WI
4/28 - Solo and duo w/ Ryan Hays - Good Arts Collective - 7:30 pm - Minneapolis,MN
5/3 - Big Thanks - Arts + Literature Jazz - 7:30 pm - Madison, WI
5/20 - Big Thanks - Blush - 9 pm - Duluth, MN
5/21 - Big Thanks - Hexagon - 10 pm - Minneapolis, MN
5/22 - Big Thanks w/ Scorpio Moon - Cafe Mustache - 9 pm - Chicago, IL
5/23 - Big Thanks - Jazz Gallery - 8 pm - Milwaukee, WI
5/24 - Big Thanks - Lion House - 7:30 pm - Minneapolis, MN
6/6 - Pianos on Parade - 817 S 5th Ave - 12:00 pm - Minneapolis, MN
6/13 - Pianos on Parade - 1301 2nd Ave S - 12:00 pm - Minneapolis, MN
6/20 - Pianos on Parade - 215 S 8th St - 12:00 pm - Minneapolis, MN
6/27 - Pianos on Parade - 425 Portland Ave S - 12:00 pm - Minneapolis, MN
7/5-7/7 Work Friends Recording Session - The Refuge - Appleton, WI
7/11 - Khyber Pass - 9:30 pm - St. Paul, MN
7/12 - Outrspaces - 8 pm - Omaha, NE
7/13 - Trumpet Blossom Cafe - 9 pm - Iowa City, IA
7/14 - Collector - Hungry Brain - 9 pm - Chicago, IL
7/15 - Solo and collaboration with Tontine Ensemble - Jazz Gallery - 8 pm - Milwaukee, WI
8/4-8/7 - Slipstream Retreat - Lawrence University - Appleton, WI
8/21 - Washington Park Wednesdays Hip Hop Celebration (w/ Devin Drobka, Barry Paul Clark) - 6 pm - Milwaukee, WI
8/22 - Collector - Elastic Arts - 9 pm - Chicago, IL
8/23 - Collector - The Real Tinsel - 8 pm - Milwaukee, WI
9/20 - Big Thanks - Eagles 34 - 10 pm - Minneapolis, MN
10/17-10/20 - Dexter Wolfe Recording Session - Minneapolis, MN
10/17 - Big Thanks - Acadia - 8 pm - Minneapolis, MN
10/19 - Big Thanks - Part Wolf - 9 pm - Minneapolis, MN
11/9-11/10 - Devin Drobka Trio Recording Session - Wire and Vice - Milwaukee, WI
2018
4/12 - Tatterwood Gallery - 8 pm - Minneapolis, MN
4/13 - Blush - 9 pm - Duluth, MN
4/14 - BEGIN Series - 7 pm - Door County, WI
4/15 - 602 Club - 8 pm - Appleton, WI
4/16 - Argopelter - Boone & Crockett - 9 pm - Milwaukee, WI
4/17 - Duo w/ John Christensen - The Brink Lounge - 6:30 pm - Madison, WI
4/19 - Solo & Collaboration w/ Tontine Ensemble - The Jazz Gallery - 7 pm - Milwaukee, WI
4/20 - The Spot Tavern - 9 pm - Lafayette, IN
4/21 - Arts + Literature Laboratory - 8 pm - Madison, WI
4/22 - Solo & Collaboration w/ Chris Weller and Lewis Achenbach - Friendly Tap - 7 pm - Berwyn, IL
4/23 - Spread Arts - 9 pm - Detroit, MI
4/24 - Ziggy's - 9 pm - Ypsilanti, MI
4/25 - Collector - Slate Arts - 8 pm - Chicago, IL
4/30 - YINS - Icehouse - 7:30 pm - Minneapolis, MN
5/3 - Shaper - Moon Palace Books - 9 pm - Minneapolis, MN
5/4 - YINS - Arts + Literature Jazz Fest - 6 pm - Mad City Music - Madison, WI
5/4 - Shaper - Arts + Literature Jazz Fest - 7 pm - Mad City Music - Madison, WI
5/5 - Shaper - West End Conservatory - 6 pm - Milwaukee, WI
5/6 - Shaper - The Draw - 8 pm - Appleton, WI
5/7 - Shaper - Slate Arts - 8 pm - Chicago, IL
5/11 - OutrSpaces - 8 pm - Omaha, NE
5/12 - Feed Me Weird Things - 8 pm - Iowa City, IA
5/13 - Live Interview/Performance for iHeartIC on KRUI 89.7 - 4 pm - Iowa City, IA
5/14 - Elastic Arts - 9 pm - Chicago, IL
5/22 - 318 Club - 7 pm - Excelsior, MN
5/26 - Work Friends - LUaroo Festival - 2:30 pm - Appleton, WI
5/27 - Duo w/ John Christensen - Arts + Literature Laboratory - 8 pm - Madison, WI
5/28 - Figures - Lawrence University Esch Hurvis Room - 9 pm - Appleton, WI
5/29 - Figures - West End Conservatory - 7:30 pm - Milwaukee, WI
5/30 - Figures - Art In - 8 pm - Madison, WI
5/31 - Figures - Tatterwood Gallery - 9 pm - Minneapolis, MN
7/18 - Eagles 34 - 9 pm - Minneapolis, MN
8/31 - Work Friends - One Spirit Center - 8:30 pm - Rockford, IL
9/1 - Work Friends - House Show - 7 pm - Minneapolis, MN
9/2 - Paul Dietrich Quintet - Riverfront Jazz Festival - 5 pm - Stevens Point, WI
10/16 - Big Thanks (trio w Miles Allen & Jack Lussenden) - Palmer’s - 10 pm - MPLS
10/21 - Collector - Arts + Literature Laboratory - 8 pm - Madison, WI
10/26 - Solo - Zendo Series @ Compassionate Ocean Zen Center - 7 pm - MPLS
10/27 - Big Thanks - Eagles 34 - 8 pm - MPLS
11/8 - Big Thanks - Palmer’s - 10 pm - MPLS
11/12 - Solo (opening for Devin Drobka’s Bell Dance Songs) - Icehouse - 9:30 pm - MPLS
11/14 - Shasta Tresan Group - Honey - 9 pm - MPLS
11/30 - Big Thanks - Sapporo - 5-8 pm - Plymouth, MN
12/1 - Big Thanks - Sapporo - 5-8 pm - Plymouth, MN
12/7 - Big Thanks - Sapporo - 5-8 pm - Plymouth, MN
12/11 - Big Thanks - Palmer’s - 9 pm - MPLS
* Shows are solo unless otherwise noted.
2017
Work Friends Tour, Nov. 23-Dec. 1
11/25 - The Draw - 8 pm - Appleton, WI
11/26 - Jazz Gallery - 8 pm - Milwaukee, WI
11/27 - Art In - 8 pm - Madison, WI
11/28 - Kitty Cat Klub - 11:30 pm - Minneapolis, MN
11/29 - Palmer's Bar - 9 pm - Minneapolis, MN
11/30 - Tatterwood Gallery - 8 pm - Minneapolis, MN
12/1 - Dead Media - 8 pm - Minneapolis, MN
Tour, Nov. 16-21
11/16 - Elaine Evans, Matt Blair, 1(a, will o.f. - 7 pm - MirrorLab - Minneapolis, MN
11/17 - YINS - 8 pm - Arts + Literature Laboratory - Madison, WI
11/18 - Steve Nelson-Raney, Collector - 8 pm - Bay View United Methodist Church - Milwaukee, WI
11/19 - Lewis Achenbach, Dan Pierson, Collector - 8 pm - Slate Arts and Performance - Chicago, IL
11/20 - YINS - 9 pm - Boone and Crockett - Milwaukee, WI
11/21 - Nathan Montgomery, Matt Blair, Elaborate Bungle - 8 pm - 602 Club - Appleton, WI
Matt Blair Quartet Tuesday Night Residency @ Palmer's Bar
10/24 - 9 pm - Palmer's Bar - Minneapolis, MN
11/7 - 9 pm - Palmer's Bar - Minneapolis, MN
11/14 - 9 pm - Palmer's Bar - Minneapolis, MN
11/28 - 9 pm - Palmer's Bar - Minneapolis, MN
Solo Tour, Sept. 23-Oct. 1
9/23 - Kelvin Wailey w/ Noah Ophoven-Baldwin, 1(a, & Matt Blair - 8 pm - Tatterwood Gallery - Minneapolis, MN
9/24 - Luke Rivard & Matt Blair - 7 pm - Discourse - Sister Bay, WI
9/25 - Argopelter & Matt Blair - 9 pm - Boone and Crockett - Milwaukee, WI
9/26 - Christensen/Blair/Drobka - 6:30 pm - Nomad World Pub - Madison, WI
9/27 - Mrs. Adam Schatz, Tony Barba, & Matt Blair - 7 pm - Art In - Madison, WI
9/28 - Chris Weller & Matt Blair - 8 pm - Slate Arts and Performance - Chicago, IL
9/29 - Trim/Johnson/Drobka & Matt Blair - 7 pm - The Jazz Estate - Milwaukee, WI
9/30 - Stuart Dempster, Matt Blair, & Tomeka Reid & Jon Mueller - ImprovisationaLU - 7 pm - Lawrence University - Appleton, WI
10/1 - Will o.f., Matt Blair, Todd Luffa, & Velvet Curtain - 7 pm - Dead Media - Minneapolis, MN
July
7/1 - Jack Breen Quartet w/ Jordan Anderson Combo - 7 pm - Palmers Bar - Minneapolis, MN
7/19 - Heinemann/Drobka/Blair w/ Christopher Porterfield (Field Report) Solo - 8 pm - West End Conservatory - Milwaukee, WI
7/20 - Heinemann/Drobka/Blair - 8 pm - The Draw - Appleton, WI
7/21 - Heinemann/Drobka/Blair - Recording Session - Lawton Hall - Milwaukee, WI
7/22 - Heinemann/Drobka/Blair - 8 pm - Arts and Literature Laboratory - Madison, WI
June
6/1 - Jakob Heinemann Duo and Quartet - 8 pm - Harper Hall - Appleton, WI
6/2 - Blair/Drobka Duo - 5 pm - Boone and Crockett (Bay View Jazz Fest) - Milwaukee, WI
6/2 - Argopelter w/ Matt Blair - 6:00 pm - Boone and Crockett (Bay View Jazz Fest) - Milwaukee, WI
6/2 - Jonathan Greenstein Quartet - 7:30 pm - Boone and Crockett (Bay View Jazz Fest) - Milwaukee, WI
6/4 - Monti Quartet - 8 pm - 602 Club - Appleton, WI
6/7 - Sam Pratt Quintet - 6:30 pm - The Rabbit Gallery - Appleton, WI
6/17 - Jack Breen Duo - 11:30 am - Selby Dale Store - St. Paul, MN
6/20 - Solo - 12 pm - First Avenue & 7th Street Entry (Pianos on Parade) - Minneapolis, MN
6/27 - Solo - 12 pm - Orpheum Theatre (Pianos on Parade) - Minneapolis, MN
May
5/11-13 - Lawrence University Production of GINT ft. Music by Slipstream - Stansbury Theatre - Appleton, WI
5/19 - Sam Genualdi's Looking Through The Glass Record Release Show - 8 pm - Harper Hall - Appleton, WI
5/20 - Izzy Yellen's Unencumbered: Explorations of Creativity Through Writing, Deep Listening, & Improvisation - 4 pm - Appleton, WI
5/25 - Blair/Drobka Duo - 8 pm - Var Gallery & Studios - Milwaukee, WI
5/27 - Diaspora - 2:45 pm - LUaroo - Appleton, WI
5/28 - Blair/Drobka Duo - 2 pm - LUaroo - Appleton, WI
April
4/4 - Paul Dietrich Jazz Ensemble - 6:30 pm - Nomad World Pub - Madison, WI
4/13 - Sam Pratt Quartet and Duo - 8 pm - Harper Hall - Appleton, WI
4/28 - Miles Allen Trio and More Quartet - 8 pm - The Draw - Appleton, WI
4/29 - Matt Blair Solo - 3 pm - Harper Hall - Appleton, WI
4/30 - Jerry Lemke-Rochon Quartet - 1 pm - Harper Hall - Appleton, WI
March
3/8 - Blair/Drobka Duo w/ Twin Talk - 10 pm - Harper Hall - Appleton, WI
February
2/16 - José Encarnación/Matt Blair Duo - 7 pm - Menasha Public Library - Menasha, WI
2016
Good Trouble Tour, Nov. 25-Dec. 8
11/25 - Jazz Central Studios - Minneapolis, Minnesota
11/29 - Amsterdam Bar and Hall - St. Paul, Minnesota
12/1 - Riverwest Public House - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
12/3 - The Draw - Appleton, Wisconsin
12/4 - The Frequency - Madison, Wisconsin
12/6 - Brink Lounge - Madison, Wisconsin
12/8 - Cafe Mustache - Chicago, Illinois
November
11/18 - Solo - Harper Hall - Appleton Wisconsin
October
10/2 - Hal Rammel, Matt Blair, Jakob Heinemann, Devin Drobka - West End Conservatory (Unrehearsed MKE) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September
9/23 - Matt Blair, John Christensen, Devin Drobka - ImprovisationaLU - Appleton, Wisconsin
June
6/3 - Chris Weller, Matt Blair, Devin Drobka - Bay View Jazz Festival - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6/17 - John Christensen and Matt Blair Duo - Macha Tea House - Madison, Wisconsin
May
5/11 - Slipstream - Interlochen Center for the Arts - Interlochen, Michigan
April
4/21 - The Good Rain - Harper Hall - Appleton, Wisconsin
March
Slipstream Tour, March 17-25
3/17 - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh - Oshkosh, Wisconsin
3/18 - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Open Q & A) - Oshkosh, Wisconsin
3/18 - Bay View United Methodist Church w/ Devin Drobka & Matt Blair Duo - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3/21 - Drake University - Des Moines, Iowa
3/23 - Vega - Lincoln, Nebraska
3/25 - Studio Z w/ Matt Blair & Will Fraser Duo - St. Paul, Minnesota
3/9 - Lawrence University Memorial Chapel (Slipstream Album Release Show) - Appleton, Wisconsin
February
2/6 & 2/7 - Slipstream Open Rehearsal with Eighth Blackbird - Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, Illinois
2/18 - Slipstream - Wriston Art Gallery - Appleton, Wisconsin
2/20 - Good Trouble - The Viking Room - Appleton, Wisconsin
2/25 - Slipstream - DECODA Music For All Concert - Riverview Gardens - Appleton, Wisconsin
2015
November
11/12 - Slipstream - Music By Our Friends - Harper Hall - Appleton, Wisconsin
11/30 - Good Trouble - Bright Red Studios - Madison, Wisconsin
October
10/10 - Slipstream - Lawrence University Kaleidoscope Concert - Fox Valley Performing Arts Center - Appleton, Wisconsin
September
9/11 - Matt Blair, John Christensen, Devin Drobka - Brink Lounge - Madison, Wisconsin
April
4/22 - Slipstream - Park West - Chicago, Illinois