Matthew Alec

My 4th album "A Bad Rep in the Rubber City" on Cleveland Time Records is OUT TODAY on all digital platforms!! Link: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ma…

Alto sax master Greg Banaszak on THE BLUES!! Clip from the latest music video release "Whinin' Boy Moan" filmed at Akron's The Rialto Theatre 2023 Full vid: youtube.com/watch?v=7CgRT6… From the latest album "A Bad Rep in the Rubber City" on @CLETimeRecords #vanmorrison #sax

Happy birthday to the one and only Stevie Wonder @StevieWonder who turns 76 today, born on this day in 1950 in Saginaw, MI 🎙️🎼🎂 📸Savion Washington #steviewonder #happybirthday

Acclaimed German composer Claus Ogerman (right, 4.29.30 – 3.8.16) arranged hundreds of records in popular music in Europe in the 1950s before moving to the US, where he turned his attention to jazz, working with the likes of Michael Brecker (left), Bill Evans, and Wes Montgomery

@Vanmorrisony 's got THE BLUES!! Clip from the all-new music video for "Whinin' Boy Moan" from my group filmed LIVE feat. our former guitarist Steven Forrest Sanders on vocals! full vid🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=7CgRT6… From the album "A Bad Rep in the Rubber City" on @CLETimeRecords

Happy 81st birthday to celebrated pianist Keith Jarrett, born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, PA Jarrett retired from actively performing in 2018 due to health concerns. #keithjarrett #piano #jazz

Had a really fun photoshoot with legendary underground Cleveland filmmaker Robert Banks a week ago... a ton of great photos, but here are a few favorites 🎷📸 #photography #jazz #saxophone

A couple of quick clips from my group's performance last week at Cleveland's Treelawn Social!! Huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out!! #jazz #fusion #saxophone #matthewalec

Wishing a very happy birthday to one of the preeminent bassists of his generation and a true living legend - RON CARTER - who turns 89 today born on this day in 1937 in Ferndale, MI 🎼🎂 #roncarter #bassist #jazz #happybirthday

Mrs. Maestro and I have decided that we are celebrating my birthday the entire month of May ;).

TOMORROW NIGHT (4/30) in Cleveland!! My group and I are thrilled for our debut at The Treelawn 🎷🎷 tix: thetreelawn.com

Widely regarded as one of the greatest American composers of all time, pianist Edward “Duke” Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) led his famous swing orchestra for 50 years of his life and released more than 80 albums #dukeellington #composer #piano #jazz

Fun rehearsal last eve at guitarist Corey Conway’s pad…. Catch our 6-piece jazz-pop-funk collective Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric THIS THURSDAY night at Cleveland’s Treelawn!! 🎟️ thetreelawn.com

Premiering NOW via YouTube!! The all-new music video for Van Morrison's "Whinin' Boy Moan" feauring our former beloved guitarist Steven Forrest Sanders on guitar! Catch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=7CgRT6… Only on @CLETimeRecords

Lima, Ohio born tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) made significant contributions to multiple subgenres of jazz and recorded more than 30 LPs as leader spanning a career of more than 4 decades #joehenderson #saxophone #jazz

Happy birthday to bass legend Charles "Buster" Williams who turned 84 this past weekend, born April 17, 1942 in Camden, NJ #busterwilliams #bassist #jazz #happybirthday

Now Streaming via YouTube - the music video for "Quantum Entanglement" - the free jazz duet with Matthew Alec and Greg Banaszak 🎷🎷 Watch the full music video here: youtube.com/c/matthewalec Only on @CLETimeRecords

Happy birthday to an artist that needs no introduction... Grammy-winning keyboardist Herbie Hancock celebrated his 86th birthday yesterday, born April 12, 1940 in Chicago, IL #herbiehancock #piano #jazz #happybirthday

CLEVELAND My group and I are thrilled to be back in town THURSDAY APRIL 30th for our very first hit at The Treelawn! Reserve tickets today! An amazing night with an all-star band of old school soul & funk blended with a bit of hard bop and modern pop: ticketweb.com/event/matthew-…

Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins & Gerry Mulligan -New York 1957 #jazz #art #jazzhistory #jazzlegends