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Matthew Alec Tieman is a popular music and jazz saxophonist.

Biography
Matthew Alec is founder and Executive Producer at Cleveland Time Records. He is bandleader for the high-energy jazz fusion group Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric and a founding member of “Cleveland’s Best Original Band ” "Winslow".

“Cleveland’s Best Horn Player" is nomination that Matthew recieved by Cleveland Scene Magazine in 2009 . He has performed for over 20 years and holds a bachelor’s degree in Music from Kent State University.

Featuring former Saturday Night Live Musical Director Tom “Bones” Malone, Matthew Alec album Cleveland Time was released in early 2021, "it charted for several weeks on jazz radio airwaves and recieved international press from Jazziz Magazine, All About Jazz, JazzMonthly.com, SoulTracks.com, Broadway World, WBSS Media, Glide Magazine, and many others".

"Hard bop blues composition “Blues for McCoy” from the album was a Semi-Finalist in the International Songwriting Competition as well as one of All About Jazz’s most Popular Jazz Songs for 2021. "

Album Cleavlend Time charted for several weeks on the NACC Jazz Radio Chart, peaking at #13.

Matthew is sponsored by "RS Berkeley saxophones"," DeJacques saxophone straps", and "Remic Microphones".

Performances with other artists
Matthew has performed with former Saturday Night Live Musical Director, CBS Orchestra member, and Blues Brothers bandsman Tom “Bones” Malone, Saturday Night Live trombonist Steve Turre, Kenny G bassist Vail Johnson, Grammy-winning Ohio Players alumni Billy Beck, 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.

He has toured nationally and has opened for several 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.

Discography
As a bandleader:


 * 1) "Cleveland Time", Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric, Cleveland Time Records, Released 2021
 * 2) "Live at the Bop Stop!", Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric featuring Tom “Bones” Malone, Cleveland Time Records, Released 2022

As a sideman:


 * 1) "Left of the Right Direction", With Winslow band, Little Fish Records, Released 2013
 * 2) "Crazy Kind of Love", featured Bernie Worrell, With Winslow band, FTF Records, Released 2008