Alex Goodman is a Canadian jazz guitarist.
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
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