[1] Raised in northern Virginia, Fraize attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he studied classical saxophone.
He later studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague under Dutch saxophonist Leo van Oostrom.
[2] While there Fraize worked with Scapes, a quintet which won first prize at the 1989 Middelzee Jazz Concours.
On returning to the United States in 1989, Fraize formed the fusion group Stickman,[3] which performed at the Mellon Jazz Festival in Pittsburgh.
[6] With Gilbert Engle With The Emptys With Larry Brown With Greg Hatza With Vaughn Nark With Giancarlo Schiaffini With Mark Stanley With others