Matthew Alec and the Soul Electric @ Irishtown Bend Taproom

Matthew Alec and the Soul Electric

@ Irishtown Bend Taproom at Market Garden Brewery
1849 W. 24th St. 
Cleveland, Ohio
Behind the Market Garden Brewery and the West Side Market - under the giant BEER sign!!

Rising Star Saxophonist leads dynamic 7 Pc. Group combining Jazz, Funk, and Pop Live at the Irishtown Bend Taproom!

Featuring:
Matthew Alec-Tenor Sax
Greg Banaszak-Alto Sax
Brian Woods-Keys/Vocals
Corey Conway-Guitar/Vocals
Miguel Tarin Torres-Bass
Drew Parent-Percussion
The Franchise-Drums

Explosive 7-piece fusion supergroup and The Cleveland Music Awards’ 2024 “Best Jazz” nominee Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric bring old school swagger to their fresh, exciting, and innovative blend of jazz, pop, and funk. Led by #19 on the 2024 All About Jazz Reader’s Poll for “Favorite Living Saxophonist” tenor man Matthew Alec, the group has just released its 4th album, A Bad Rep in the Rubber City, spinning on radio stations across the U.S. and Canada!

Nominated as “Cleveland’s Best Horn Player” by Cleveland Scene Magazine in 2009, Matthew has performed for over 20 years and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Kent State University. He has toured nationally and has opened for a number of A-list acts including Earth, Wind, and Fire, Incubus, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Keane, Average White Band, Lupe Fiasco, OAR, Ozomatli, Bret Michaels, Rusted Root, and others. He has performed with former Saturday Night Live Musical Director, CBS Orchestra member, and Blues Brothers bandsman Tom “Bones” Malone, internationally-acclaimed bassist Victor Wooten and his brother Roy “Futureman” Wooten, Saturday Night Live trombonist Steve Turre, Kenny G bassist Vail Johnson, Grammy-winning Ohio Players alumni Billy Beck, and Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Ben Powers, Jr.

He has recorded with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Parliament-Funkadelic and Talking Heads member Bernie Worrell and aforementioned Tom "Bones"Malone.

His debut album as a leader Cleveland Time (which features Malone) was released in 2021 and charted for several weeks on the NACC Jazz Radio Chart, peaking at #13, and received international press from Jazziz Magazine, All About Jazz, JazzMonthly.com, SoulTracks.com, Broadway World, WBSS Media (UK), Glide Magazine, Cleveland.com, and many others. 

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