Alex Goodman

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

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, Maria Schneider, Ron Westray, Dick Oatts, John Riley, Eden Ladin, Matt Marantz, Jimmy MacBride, Rich Perry, Dan Tepfer and others.

As a bandleader, he has released six albums, including ‘’Second Act’’ (2017), ‘’Border Crossing’’ (2016), ‘’Etudes for Solo Guitar’’ (2014), ‘’Bridges’’ (2011), ‘’Convergence” (2009) and ‘’Roots’’ (2007).

As leader

• Roots (Independent, 2007)
• Convergence (Independent, 2009)
• Bridges (Connection Point Records, 2011)
• Border Crossing (Origin Records, 2016)
• Second Act (Lyte Records, 2017)

As sideman

With Mareike Wiening

• 2019 Metropolis Paradise
• 2015 Crosswalk

With Allegra Levy

• 2018 Looking at the Moon’’

With Tomoko Omura

• 2017 Post Bop Gypsies

With Garry Dial & Dick Oats

• 2014 That Music Always Round Me’’

With Amanda Tosoff

• 2016 Words