Recently nominated for the 2nd year running as Cleveland’s “best jazz” by the Cleveland Music Awards,  jazz fusion supergroup Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric bring old school swagger to their fresh, exciting, and innovative blend of jazz, pop, and funk. Led by All About Jazz’s #19 “Favorite Living Saxophonist” readers’ poll for 2024, the group has released 4 albums, including their critically-acclaimed 2021 debut studio  Cleveland Time which featured trombone legend Tom “Bones” Malone and reached as high as #13 on the college jazz radio charts and their most recent album A Bad Rep in the Rubber City which has received hundreds of thousands of views internationally via YouTube.     Featuring:   Matthew Alec – tenor saxophone/EWI Greg Banaszak – alto saxophone Brian Woods – keyboards/vocals Miguel Tarin Torres – bass The Franchise – drums   www.matthewalec.com www.youtube.com/@matthewalec www.facebook.com/thesoulelectric www.facebook.com/matthewalecmusic www.instagram.com/matthewalecmusic www.x.com/matthewalecjazz