Alex Goodman


Alex Goodman is a Canadian jazz guitarist currently residing in New York City.

Biography

A native of Toronto, Canada, Goodman initially attended McGill University as a political science major. He later opted to return to Toronto to study music at the University of Toronto before relocating to New York City to complete a Masters degree at Manhattan School of Music.
In 2013, Goodman received a nomination for Canada's Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year. The album, ‘’Bridges’’, featured original music by Goodman as well as arrangements of compositions by Béla Bartók and Frédéric Chopin. He also received the 2013 ASCAP Herb Alpert Jazz Composer Award.
In July 2014, Goodman became the first Canadian to win both first prize and the Public’s Choice Award at the prestigious SOCAR Montreux International Jazz Guitar Competition.
He has worked with artists including John Patitucci, Ari Hoenig, Tim Ries, Dick Oatts, John Riley, Eden Ladin, Matt Marantz, Jimmy MacBride, Rich Perry, Dan Tepfer and others.
As a bandleader, he has released seven albums, including ‘’Impressions in Blue and Red’’,‘’Second Act’’, ‘’Border Crossing’’, ‘’Etudes for Solo Guitar’’, ‘’Bridges’’, ‘’Convergence” and ‘’Roots’’.

Discography

As leader

With Mareike Wiening
With Remy Le Boeuf
With Leo Sherman
With Allegra Levy
With Tomoko Omura
With Matthew Sheens
With Amanda Tosoff
With Garry Dial & Dick Oats
With San Fermin