Alex Goodman is a Canadian jazz guitarist.
Biography
A native of Toronto, Canada, Goodman initially attended
McGill University
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as a
political science
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major. He later opted to return to Toronto to study music at the
University of Toronto
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before relocating to New York City to complete a
Master's degree
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at
Manhattan School of Music
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.
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
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and
Frédéric Chopin
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.
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
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Biography
John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing the electric bass at age 10, performing and composing at age 12, and at age 15, s ...
,
Bob Mintzer
Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader.
Early life
Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inte ...
,
Manuel Valera,
Ari Hoenig,
Tim Ries
Timothy M. Ries (born 15 August 1959) is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate/conservatory level. Ries is in his year as a professor of jazz studies at the University of Toronto. His u ...
,
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'' (2020), ''Second Act'' (2017), ''Border Crossing'' (2016), ''Etudes for Solo Guitar'' (2014), ''Bridges'' (2011), ''Convergence'' (2009) and ''Roots'' (2007).
Discography
As leader
* ''Impressions in Blue and Red'' (Outside In, 2020)
* ''Second Act'' (Lyte, 2017)
* ''Border Crossing'' (
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, 2016)
* ''Etudes for Solo Guitar'' (Independent, 2014)
* ''Bridges'' (Connection Point, 2011)
* ''Convergence'' (Independent, 2009)
* ''Roots'' (Independent, 2007)
As sideman
With
Manuel Valera
*2022 ''Distancia''
* 2020 ''José Martí en Nueva York''
With Lucas Pino
* 2023 ''Covers''
With Jihye Lee
* 2024 ''Infinite Connections''
With Mareike Wiening
* 2023 ''Reveal''
* 2022 ''Future Memories''
* 2021 ''Live at Bird's Eye''
* 2019 ''Metropolis Paradise''
* 2015 ''Crosswalk''
With
Remy Le Boeuf
* 2024 ''Heartland Radio''
* 2021 ''Architecture of Storms''
* 2019 ''Assembly of Shadows''
With Amanda Tosoff
* 2021 ''Earth Voices''
* 2016 ''Words''
With
Martina DaSilva
* 2024 ''Living Room Petit''
* 2023 ''Living Room Christmas''
* 2022 ''Living Room 3''
With Cy Leo
* 2023 ''Free Dimension''
With Ernesto Cervini
* 2021 ''Tetrahedron Live at the Jazz Room''
With Leo Sherman
* 2019 '' Tonewheel ''
With Andrew Van Tassel
* 2021 ''Shapeshifter''
With Allegra Levy
* 2018 ''Looking at the Moon''
With Tomoko Omura
* 2017 '' Post Bop Gypsies ''
With
Chad Lefkowitz Brown
* 2020 '' Quarantine Sessions''
With Matthew Sheens
* 2016 ''Cloud Appreciation Day''
With Garry Dial &
Dick Oatts
* 2014 ''That Music Always Round Me''
With
San Fermin
* 2014 ''San Fermin''
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Alex
Living people
Canadian classical guitarists
Canadian jazz guitarists
1987 births
Canadian male jazz musicians