Alex Goodman
Canadian jazz guitarist (born 1987)
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Alex Goodman is a Canadian jazz guitarist.[1][2][3]
Alex Goodman | |
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Goodman performing at the Jazz Standard in New York City | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 22, 1987 |
| Origin | Toronto, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Guitarist, composer, academic teacher |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Website | www |
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 jazz performance and composition at the University of Toronto before relocating to New York City to complete a Master's degree at Manhattan School of Music.[4]
In 2013, Goodman received a nomination for Canada's Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year.[5] The album, Bridges, featured original music by Goodman as well as arrangements of compositions by Béla Bartók and Frédéric Chopin.[6][7] He also received the 2013 ASCAP Herb Alpert Jazz Composer Award.[8][9]
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.[10][3]
He has worked with artists including John Patitucci, Bob Mintzer, Manuel Valera, Ari Hoenig, Tim Ries, Dick Oatts, John Riley, Jimmy Macbride, Rich Perry, Dave Douglas, Dan Tepfer and others.[11][7][12][13]
He has released many albums, including Trio, After All (2026), Good Morning Heartache (2025), "Library" (2025), Impressions in Blue and Red (2020), Second Act (2017), Border Crossing (2016), Etudes for Solo Guitar (2014), Bridges (2011), Convergence (2009) and Roots (2007).[14][15]
Since 2024, he has acted as Professor of Jazz Guitar at Kunst Universitat Graz Jazz Institut[16]
Discography
As leader
- Trio, After All (Outside In, 2026)[17]
- Good Morning Heartache (Outside In, 2025)[18]
- Library (with Martina DaSilva, La Reserve, 2025)[19]
- Impressions in Blue and Red (Outside In, 2020)[15]
- Second Act (Lyte, 2017)[20][11]
- Border Crossing (Origin, 2016)[2]
- Etudes for Solo Guitar (Independent, 2014)[21]
- Bridges (Connection Point, 2011)[6]
- Convergence (with Brent Mah, Independent, 2009)
- Roots (Independent, 2007)
As sideman
With Manuel Valera
With Lucas Pino
- 2023 Covers[24]
With Jihye Lee
- 2024 Infinite Connections[25]
With Mareike Wiening
- 2023 Reveal[26]
- 2022 Future Memories[27]
- 2021 Live at Bird's Eye[28]
- 2019 Metropolis Paradise
- 2015 Crosswalk
With Remy Le Boeuf[29]
With Amanda Tosoff[32]
- 2021 Earth Voices [33]
- 2016 Words
With Martina DaSilva
With Cy Leo
- 2023 Free Dimension [37]
With Jesse Simpson [38]
- 2022 Bar Bayeux Beginnings
With Ernesto Cervini
- 2021 Tetrahedron Live at the Jazz Room [39]
With Leo Sherman[40]
- 2019 Tonewheel
With Andrew Van Tassel
- 2021 Shapeshifter[41]
With Allegra Levy[42]
- 2018 Looking at the Moon
With Tomoko Omura[43]
- 2017 Post Bop Gypsies
With Chad Lefkowitz Brown
- 2020 Quarantine Sessions[44]
With Matthew Sheens[45]
- 2016 Cloud Appreciation Day
With Garry Dial & Dick Oatts[46]
- 2014 That Music Always Round Me
With San Fermin[47]
- 2014 San Fermin