Sofia Goodman
Recipient Information
Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Medium
Music (Jazz)
Year of Award
2027
Grant or Fellowship
Southern Artist Spotlight Grant
Grant Amount
$0
"Sofia Goodman is the real deal! She's a great drummer, composer, arranger, band leader, educator, and human being. She's dedicated to the art of making music and I believe you'll be hearing about her for a very long time." -Jeff Coffin (Grammy award winning artist and saxophonist for Dave Matthews Band, Bela Fleck)
Sofia Goodman's original work has been internationally recognized in the press from sources like DownBeat, JAZZIZ, Jazzwise and All About Jazz. Since 2017, her group has toured the U.S and Canada, appearing at festivals and well known venues like The Bop Stop, Monk's, Mr. Tipples, Rudy's and more. As a bandleader and arranger, she has developed repertoire for her trio, quartet, septet, octet and more. Her work has been called “mesmerizing and compositionally rich” by DownBeat and she has been called a “splendid composer and drummer” by All About Jazz. The Nashville Scene noted Goodman is “something to be excited about in the evolution of jazz in Music City.”
Goodman started playing drums in middle school. In high school she was placed in Esperanza Spalding’s student ensemble at Berklee College of Music, where she was encouraged and inspired by the Grammy award-winning artist. Goodman has released three albums on Joyous Records. In 2024, The Sofia Goodman Group won the NIMA award for Best Jazz Group. Goodman has also won the Pathways to Jazz Grant, The New Music USA Creator Fund Grant and the CMA Performance Plus Grant and has received several nominations from NIMA. As a sidewoman, Goodman has performed with blues legend Bobby Rush, Latimore, The Music City Big Band, trombonist Altin Sencalar, Stephen Phillip Harvey, Noah Pierre, world folk group HuDost, and many more. Outside of performing, Goodman is a dedicated educator and mentor.
As a Jazz Roads artist, Goodman is offering two shows that can are possible with different arrangements.
SHOW OPTION ONE:
She can perform original repertoire with a trio, quartet, quintet, or septet. In addition to this, a few of Goodman's favorite standards.
SHOW OPTION TWO:
Gaining much traction, is her Tribute to Women Composers show, (more about this in the EPK) and she can do this with a trio, quartet, or septet.
Artist Fee: $2,000 - $10,000
Availability: Currently very available. Subject to change. See website for events.
Contact
Email Brian Horner
www.thesofiagoodmangroup.com
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