Alex Goodman
guitarist.composer

"A definite musical voice" (Guitar International) and a player of "fluid lyricism" (Downbeat), Canadian guitarist and composer Alex Goodman moved to New York City in 2012 where he established himself as "among the most promising talents of [his] jazz generation" (JazzTimes), "one of New York's most vital young guitarists" (Jazziz), and "an important emerging voice on his instrument" (New York City Jazz Record). In 2014, he participated in the Montreux Jazz Festival International Guitar Competition, where he won first prize and the Public's Choice Award. He has contributed to and been featured on numerous Grammy-nominated recordings, as well as international CDs nominated for or awarded by the Canadian JUNOs and the German Jazz Prize. 

In addition to releasing seven albums as a leader or co-leader, Goodman is featured on recordings alongside such acclaimed jazz artists as John Patitucci, Dave Douglas, John Ellis, Jonathan Blake, Ambrose Akinmusire, Dick Oatts, Mike Rodriguez, and Rich Perry. He has toured extensively across Europe, Asia, and South America and performed at New York's top jazz clubs and venues. He has also performed at such festivals as Winter Jazz Fest in New York, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and Jazz Baltica as well as international venues like the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Auditório Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Chaoyang Theater in Beijing, Lincoln Center in New York, and Massey Hall in Toronto.

Goodman won a 2013 ASCAP Herb Alpert Jazz Composer Award and has written scores for jazz and chamber groups, orchestras, big bands, and various string ensembles. He composed and recorded a book of solo guitar etudes that was released as a book and recording in 2013. In 2022, he received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to compose a program of adventurous new music for string quartet, guitar, and bass that premiered on a European tour in 2024. He recorded the music with Rick Rosato and the Adam Quartet in the summer of 2024. He graduated from the Master's program in Jazz Performance at the Manhattan School of Music. Alex is currently serving as a Professor of Jazz Guitar at the Kunstuniversität Graz in Austria.