Alex Goodman

Alex Goodman
Goodman performing at the Jazz Standard in New York City
Goodman performing at the Jazz Standard in New York City
Background information
Born (1987-12-22) December 22, 1987 (age 38)
OriginToronto, Canada
GenreJazz
OccupationsGuitarist, composer, academic teacher
InstrumentGuitar
Websitewww.alexgoodmanmusic.com

Alex Goodman is a Canadian jazz guitarist.

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.

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, Bob Mintzer, Manuel Valera, Ari Hoenig, Tim Ries, Dick Oatts, John Riley, Jimmy Macbride, Rich Perry, Dave Douglas, Dan Tepfer and others.

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).

Since 2024, he has acted as Professor of Jazz Guitar at Kunst Universitat Graz Jazz Institut

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Manuel Valera

With Lucas Pino

With Jihye Lee

With Mareike Wiening

With Remy Le Boeuf

With Amanda Tosoff

With Martina DaSilva

With Cy Leo

With Jesse Simpson

With Ernesto Cervini

With Leo Sherman

With Andrew Van Tassel

With Allegra Levy

With Tomoko Omura

With Chad Lefkowitz Brown

With Matthew Sheens

With Garry Dial & Dick Oatts

With San Fermin

References

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  46. ↑ "Dial & Oats, That Music Always Round Me". All Music: Credits. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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