Alex Goodman

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 music 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, 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.

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 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