Matthew Alec: PARADISE: The Meat Loaf Tribute Headlining the 2026 Carrolton Rib Burn Off

PARADISE: The Meat Loaf Tribute headlines the 2026 Carrolton Rib Burn Off and Car Show Meat Loaf’s music will live forever. His first album is one of the top three selling debut albums of all time!! Sold out arenas were a testimony to his drawing power and now Paradise—The Meat Loaf Tribute is continuing his legacy, authentically recreating the music and theatrics that made Meat Loaf a legend. Featuring: Westside Steve Simmons - "Meat Loaf" Kearsten Kopf - vocals Bob Martin - bass Ronnie Gillard - Drums Rick Usko - guitar Jim Madden - keybaords Tim Longfellow - keyboards Matthew Alec - tenor saxophone/vocals Saxophonist, Executive Producer at Cleveland Time Records and bandleader for the jazz fusion group Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric. Nominated as ‘Cleveland’s Best Horn Player’ by Cleveland Scene Magazine, Matthew earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Kent State University in 2007. While at KSU, he studied both 20th century classical music and jazz with Grammy-nominated saxophonist Greg Banaszak and longtime Cleveland Jazz Orchestra trombonist and composer Chas Baker. He is also a two-time attendee of the highly exclusive Inside / Outside Retreat for professional saxophonists held at Wooten Woods just south of Nashville, Tennessee. There he studied music, nature, and life in general with the ‘who’s who’ of world-renowned jazz virtuosos, including saxophonists Bob Reynolds, Bob Franceschini, Joshua Redman, Jeff Coffin, Kirk Whalum, and Steve Wilson, pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Victor Wooten, and drummer Roy ‘Futureman’ Wooten. He has had the pleasure of performing with Victor Wooten, Roy ‘Futureman’ Wooten, Saturday Night Live trombonist Steve Turre, and Kenny G bassist Vail Johnson. Matthew is a founding member of ‘Cleveland’s Best Original Band,’ Winslow. The original soul and funk outfit earned the moniker from both Cleveland Scene Magazine and Cleveland’s Fox 8 News. For nearly 12 years until the group parted ways he performed in many cities