Drummer, composer and bandleader Sofia Goodman pays tribute to brilliant women composers in jazz by performing two sets of compositions written by artists such as Melba Liston, Carla Bley, Emily Remler, Alice Coltrane, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding and more. She will be joined by Matt Twaddle on piano and Leland Nelson on upright bass.
Sofia Goodman resides in Nashville, TN and her work has been internationally recognized in the press from sources like DownBeat and JAZZIZ. Since 2017, her group has toured the U.S and Canada, appearing at many notable venues and festivals, including USM Jazz & Blues Festival, where her quartet was the headliner. 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. Her 2023 album, Secrets of the Shore won Best Jazz Album by The Nashville Scene. In 2024, The Sofia Goodman Group won the NIMA award for Best Jazz Group. Goodman has also won the Pathways to Jazz 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, The Music City Big Band, Altin Sencalar, world folk group HuDost and many more. Outside of performing, Goodman is a passionate educator and mentor, and she is also involved in groups like This is A Movement and Nashville Women in Jazz.
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