" Mesmerizing, compositionally rich...These are the sounds that honor the transformative possibilities inherent in the essential elements that surround and sustain us." - Joshua Myers (Oct. '23)

" There's a refreshing quality to Receptive, the third album from Nashville-based drummer and composer Sofia Goodman" - Kira Krunenberg (Oct. '24)

"The Sofia Goodman Group swings hard. The group struts considerable stuff, enough to want to make the listener go back time and time again. And that’s the mark of a great record." Mike Greenblatt, GOLDMINE

"a versatile, risk-taking progressive jazz drummer..." -Jonathan Widran

https://www.jazziz.com/sofia-goodman-reflections-in-the-waves/

BEST JAZZ ALBUM WINNER

" Built around compositions that let soloists surf waves of tuneful, progressive percussion — think Nick Mason and Flora Purim — Secrets has the classic chops and contemporary vibe that make living in a landlocked state just a little easier."- Sean Maloney

“Goodman’s work strives for lofty goals, takes big musical risks and aspires for the freedom to manifest itself fully...It is truly progressive and fundamentally jazz—and a reason to be excited about the continuing evolution of jazz in Music City.”
-Sean Maloney
Sofia Goodman Pushes Jazz Forward, Musically and Culturally

"Even if I had video, it couldn't come close to conveying the power, vibe and intelligence of Monday's show at Analog. Sofia Goodman is a drummer, composer and band leader who has been in Nashville for a decade...her new album Secrets of the Shore is fantastic and lush - in the vein of. Miles with Gil Evans or Maria Schneider. Complex but not out there or overly dissonant. The horn charts are just gorgeous. But live, oh wow I was floored. I don't know where she found these young hotshots, but. man the talent in this town is crazy. A total all-for-one-attitude."
-Craig Havighurst , award winning music journalist.

“She is a wonderful drummer and composer and has assembled a stellar group of collaborators in performance.”
-Dave Pomeroy, President of Nashville AFM 257

"Drummer-composer Sofia Goodman’s latest solo release Secrets of the Shore reveals her facility with mainstream and straight-ahead jazz, even though she hasn’t totally abandoned the funk and pop elements and influences that were a key part of her 2018 debut LP Myriad of Flowers....The high quality of the playing and extensive nature of the solos — as well each piece’s compositional development — come as no surprise."- Ron Wynn
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“Sofia Goodman is definitely one to listen out for, both as a composer and a drummer.”
-Simon Defty
Nashville based drummer & composer releases ‘Secrets of The Shore’

“Goodman is fearless. There’s no telling where some of her compositions are going but that’s the thrill of it. ”
-Jim Hynes Making a Scene Magazine
https://www.makingascene.org/sofia-goodman-secrets-of-the-shore/

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