PERFORMANCE HALLS 

"A number of piano players have performed here but this guy is something we haven't seen in a long time... I was just blown away!" -BAY CITY STATE THEATER 

"We've been putting on concerts here for 36 years, and your concert Matthew ranks among the best! ... Just Great!"
-MELMORE OPERA HOUSE

 

"A new record turnout ... the biggest audience we've had yet! Thank you Matthew!"
-HOWELL OPERA HOUSE

MUSIC SERIES

"An absolutely wonderful concert, tremendous virtuosity combined with crowd-pleasing repertoire, our audience loved every minute."
-NARDIN PARK CONCERT SERIES

 

"Our highest audience turn-out and participation in the history of our series .... Thank you Matthew for a wonderful and uplifting concert!"
-ST.CLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARTS @ NOON CONCERT SERIES

 

"That was the best concert we've had all season!"
-UNION COUNTY CONCERT ASSOCIATION

 

"We've never had an audience this big, standing room only, and standing ovation, EXCELLENT job!"
-ROYAL OAK LIBRARY

​EDITORIAL 

"Matthew had heads bobbing, toes tapping, and tushes wiggling, leaving you in awe as his fingers flew across the keys!"
-SAGINAW NEWS

 

"The music had the whole group of us nodding our heads in unison, like 90 strangers who had somehow stumbled across a common point of agreement. ....there was a joyful noise. Ball played boogie woogie like a two-fisted orchestra, with rich, athletic melodies streaming from his right hand and deep, thumping chords from his left.  His 90-minute performance was a dizzying cab ride through time. Every song was a history lesson. Every chord was simultaneously a glance in the rear-view mirror and a look at what loomed ahead. By now we should know better than to believe music bears an expiration date.  Now and then, though, there's a reminder.... THE BOOGIE WOOGIE KID."
-MUSKEGON CHRONICLE