MFG feat. MALIK FRIEDMAN & BROTHER GABE @ VOLCANIC - JUNE 8, 2022

70 Southwest Century Drive,Bend OR 97702

08 June, 2022

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MFG feat. MALIK FRIEDMAN & BROTHER GABE @ VOLCANIC THEATRE PUB - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2022 - BROUGHT TO YOU BY PARALLEL 44 PRESENTS Parallel 44 Presents the Jazz/Funk wizardry of MFG feat. MALIK FRIEDMAN & BROTHER GABE, appearing live in Bend at Volcanic Theatre Pub on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. This is one of the last shows that Malik will be playing before he departs for college in New York City so don't miss this incredibly inspirational display of musical magic & kismet. Doors open at 8:30PM and the show features 2 long sets between 9PM and Midnight. All Ages are welcome. No refunds. About MFG: THE FUTURE OF NEO-JAZZ FUNK SOUL FUSION: 18-year-old Maxwell "Malik" Friedman is living proof that some musicians are indeed “born with it." At an incredibly young age, in less than a decade since he started playing, his ferocious and inspired keyboard playing, and his tasteful and clever compositions are already becoming legendary while his skill, knowledge, taste, phrasing, artistry and professionalism are already on-par with many accomplished players on the national scene who, without hesitation, call him their peer. One of the youngest players to have ever been endorsed by Hammond Organ, Malik has already been invited to share the stage with many musical heavy hitters such as Karl Denson, George Porter Jr., The New Mastersounds, Skerik, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Michael Franti, The Werks, ALO, TAUK, Leftover Salmon, Scott Pemberton, and many more. In 2019, Malik was invited to be an artist-at-large at numerous West Coast festivals including the legendary High Sierra Music Fest. This young wunderkind’s star is surely on the rise yet perhaps the most impressive work he has done thus far has been with his own band, Maxwell Friedman Group. Assembling veteran players, many years his senior, including guitarist “Brother Gabe” Johnson, the band delivers what Malik likes to call “Inspired Neo-Jazz Funk Soul Fusion”. This illustrious young man not only has shown a maturity beyond his years in leading his elder musicians, but also continues to write works mature beyond his years while creating extremely colorful soundscapes that are beyond compare. In 2019, the band released its debut album, "Beyond Neblar - Live in Bend" and they toured the West Coast in support of its release, including high profile support dates with Greyboy Allstars, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and The New Mastersounds. Now that the “pandemic pause” is nearing its end, the band has finally begun work on their first studio album, which they expect to release in early 2022.