Matthew Alec

Matthew Alec
Born (1983-10-09) 9 October 1983 (age 41)[1]
Parma, Ohio, US
OccupationMusician
Instrumentsaxophone
Websitewww.matthewalec.com

Matthew Alec (born October 9, 1983, in Parma, Ohio, US) is an American jazz musician who plays on saxophone and is leader of the musical jazz group Matthew Alec and the Soul Electric. He founded Cleveland Time Records.

Career

He was born on October 9, 1983, in Parma, Ohio and was raised in the small town of Richfield, Ohio.[2] Matthew graduated in 2007 with Bachelor of Arts in Music degree with concentration in classical saxophone on Kent State University. He studied both classical music and jazz with the famous saxophonist Greg Banaszak.[3] Cleveland Magazine nominated him as Best Horn Player in Cleveland in 2009.[1]

He performed with many famous musicians. Some of them are Tom Malone, Greg Banaszak, Victor Wooten and his brother Roy Wooten, Steve Turre, Kenny G and Billy Beck. He has toured nationally and played with world famous bands including Average White Band, Incubus, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Lupe Fiasco, Rusted Root, Ozomatli, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, OAR, Bret Michaels, Keane...[1]

His album was published in 2021 and was on the top list for several weeks on the NACC Jazz Radio Chart. Many media outlets wrote about the album. Matthew Alec makes his first appearance on the new album as the leader of Cleveland Time.H is album also features musician Tom Malone. Song Blues for McCoy was one of the most popular jazz songs in 2021. Second edition was released in 2022 and also airplayed across U.S.[1][4][5]

He is one of the founders of Cleveland's Band Winslow. The band existed for 10 years and performed all over the United States. During that time, they recorded two albums "Crazy Kind of Love" (2008) and Right Direction (2013).[1][6]

Metthew is now leader musical jazz group Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric. The band also includes:Brian Woods (keyboards, vocals), Steven Sanders (guitar, vocals), Jared Lees (bass), Jeremiah Hawkins (auxiliary percussion) and Leon Henault (drums).[7]

In 2020, he founded Cleveland Time Records, a record label that promotes jazz artists from the city of Cleveland.[8]

Discography

List of albums:[9]

  • Cleveland Time (2021)
  • Live at the Bop Stop! (2022)
  • Soul Jazz Classics: Live in 2018 (2023)

Single Releases:[9]

  • Give What You Take (2020)
  • Baby You Got Me (2021)
  • Art Triumphed Through Attrition (2022)
  • The Chicken (2022)
  • Chain of Fools a Tribute to Aretha Franklin (2023)

Winslow:[9]

  • Crazy Kind of Love (2008)
  • Left of the Right Direction (2013)

Notable performances

Notable performances with the group Winslow:

  • Tower City Amphitheater (Cleveland)
    • Opening for Incubus (2010)
    • Opening for Earth, Wind, and Fire (2012)
  • House of Blues (Cleveland)
    • Opening for Robert Randolph and The Family Band (2010)
    • Opening for Rusted Root (2012)
  • Kent State University (Kent, OH)
    • Opening for Lupe Fiasco (2011)
  • Headlining Akron’s Porch Rokr Festival (2013)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Matthew Alec is rapidly making a name for himself as an emerging talent in the jazz scene". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "About Matthew Alec". music.apple.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Meet Matthew Alec". boldjourney.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "CD review: Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric – Live at the Bop Stop! – 2023: Video, CD cover". jazzbluesnews.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Song of the Day: Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric, "The Chicken"". jazziz.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "GuitarWorld Premieres New Winslow Music". pittsburghmusicmagazine.net. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Meet the band". matthewalec.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Biography". milaartagency.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Albums". matthewalec.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.