Matthew Friedman & Stiletto

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One of the NY/NJ/CT Metropolitan area’s elite wedding and corporate event bands since 2011

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ABOUT US

We are a high-energy party band, providing a carefully curated and unique musical experience for weddings, corporate events, and private parties. Our musicians have played with, and currently work with, some of the biggest acts on the globe, as well as Tony Award-winning Broadway productions. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, versatility, and ability to get every one of your guests on the dance floor. In addition to a full band (6-12 pcs), Stiletto can be configured for solo performance, smaller ensembles, a Billy Joel/Elton John tribute act, and even a fully interactive Dueling Pianos show.

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MATTHEW FRIEDMAN

Our Services

MATTHEW FRIEDMAN was “The Piano Man” in the National Touring Company of Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp’s Tony Award-winning musical, MOVIN’ OUT, and played to critical acclaim all over the U.S., Canada and Japan. He has also manned the “Billy Joel” chair for the legendary LORDS OF 52ND STREET, Billy’s original recording and touring band, and performed as Billy Joel and Elton John in the original stage production, THE FOUR PIANO MEN, produced by the Palace Theater in Manchester, NH. Matthew is a Broadway veteran, having been a part of the orchestra for JERSEY BOYS and SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE. As bandleader/musical director of Matthew Friedman & Stiletto, he performs a mix of rock, pop, Top 40, Motown, R&B and the American Songbook. And for the last decade, Matthew has entertained audiences around the country as part of the Dueling Pianos world. He also has a Juris Doctor from Hofstra Law School- which he never uses except as a wall decoration.