The Sofia Goodman Group

Rudy's Jazz Room

Sofia is a drummer and composer residing in Nashville, TN. She first started playing drums in middle school and was soon told that drums were a "man's instrument." In high school, her music teacher, Claudia Keller saw her passion for music and recommended that she attend Berklee. Before enrolling at Berklee College of music for her Bachelor's, Sofia was fortunate to learn and perform in a student ensemble taught by grammy award winning artist Esperanza Spalding. Esperanza's encouragement inspired Sofia to perfect her craft. After graduating Berklee, Sofia unintentionally moved to Nashville. In Nashville, Sofia's resume grew and she worked as a freelance musician and teacher. Tony Rounce of Ace Records said this about her playing at the Poretta Soul Festival in Italy: "There isn't enough time to do full justice to the qualities of every member of Heart &amp; Soul, but it would be wrong not the spotlight the unit's brilliant drummer Sofia Goodman, whose drive and precision across 5-6 hours behind her kit each night put her in a class with any of the world's great soul drummers." Other notable performances include Bonnaroo and Floyd Fest with world folk group HuDost.In 2017, she began leading her own group, The Sofia Goodman Group, a modern jazz ensemble that fuses American, Afro-Latin and Middle Eastern genres. They have performed at various festivals such as The Elkhart Jazz Fest (2x), The Alex City Jazz Fest, USM Jazz and Blues Fest, Fort Harrod Jazz Fest (3x), West Georgia Jazz Fest, and more. Currently she is accompanied by Troy Atkins on saxophones, Alex Murphy on piano, Serah Zhannell on percussion, Rheal Janelle on guitar and Leland Nelson on bass. Her debut album "Myriad of Flowers" was released in 2018 and was nominated by The Nashville Music Industry Awards for Best Jazz album of 2019. In 2020, Sofia was nominated by The Nashville Music Industry Awards for Best Jazz Instrumentalist. In 2021, she earned her Master's Degree in Commercial Music Composition and Media Writing at Belmont University. Recently, she won the Pathways to Jazz Grant to fund her work on her sophomore album, Secrets of the Shore, which is planned to be released in the summer of 2022. She is a Zildjian artist and is on the Vic Firth Education Team, and is dedicated to passing down her craft to future generations, especially young women, whose presence is needed in the music industry.

This show is 21 and over only. All sales are final and we unfortunately cannot offer any refunds. Additional tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show even if it is sold out online.Please try to arrive 15 minutes prior to the show start time. If you do not arrive within 45 minutes after the show start time on your ticket your seat may be resold to other patrons at the door. If you arrive after 45 minutes from the start time of the show and your ticket has been resold, although we cannot guarantee it, we will try our best to make space for you to attend the show.

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