Swing Dancing with Matthew Alec Band

Lessons led by Rachel Itsell & Mike Arteno
Matthew Alec Band
Matthew Alec is a jazz and pop saxophonist, founder and Executive Producer at Cleveland Time Records, and bandleader for the all-star fusion group Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric.
Recently voted as #19 on All About Jazz’s 2024 “Favorite Living Saxophonists” poll, he has performed with former Saturday Night Live Musical Director and Blues Brothers bandsman Tom “Bones” Malone, internationally acclaimed bassist Victor Wooten and brother Roy “Futureman” Wooten, SNL trombonist Steve Turre, Ohio Players’ Billy Beck, Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Ben Powers, Jr. and he has recorded with Rock Hall inductee Bernie Worrell and Tom “Bones” Malone. Opening performances for several A-list acts like Earth, Wind, and Fire, Incubus, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Keane, Average White Band, Lupe Fiasco, J Holiday, and OAR.
His debut album as a leader Cleveland Time dropped in 2021 and charted for several weeks on jazz radio and received international love from Jazziz Magazine, All About Jazz, JazzMonthly.com/, SoulTracks.com/, Broadway World, WBSS Media, Glide Magazine, and Cleveland.com/ His composition “Blues for McCoy” from the album was a Semi-Finalist in the International Songwriting Competition and one of All About Jazz’s most “Popular Jazz Songs” for 2021.
Since Cleveland Time’s release, Alec has gone on to release two additional live albums, Live at the Bop Stop! (also featuring Malone) and Soul Jazz Classics: Live in 2018. Alec is sponsored by RS Berkeley saxophones, DeJacques musical accessories, and Remic Microphones.
Beginner Lesson (7:00 PM) - $5
Special guest Matthew Alec Band for Open Dance (8:00 PM) - $10 - Presale / $15 Door
Get to the show early for Dinner and Drinks in The Rialto Living Room - Opening at 5:00pm!
Lesson: 7:00pm / Band and Open Dance: 8:00PM