Diego Figueiredo and Special Guests
Brazilian Nights
Diego Figueiredo, Guitar/Shelly Berg, Piano/ Sammy Figueroa, Congas/Nestor Torres, Flute

Diego Figueiredo
Brazilian jazz icon, guitarist Diego Figueiredo, lives in, with, and for the music. He began playing music at four years old. By the age of twelve he had already attracted a local following, and when he was fifteen, he was drawing huge crowds around Brazil.  Diego has recorded over two dozen albums, both solo and in collaboration with others and has released 25 CDs, tours world-wide and has won numerous awards and competitions including the Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition and Brazil’s VISA Prize.

Diego has recorded and performed with Brazil’s biggest stars including Gilberto Gil, João Bosco, Roberto Menescal, Toquinho, Fafá de Belém, Angela Maria, Toninho Horta, and several years touring the world accompanying Brazil’s beloved composer and vocalist, Belchior. For the last ten years, Diego has spent much of his time in North America, performing solo and in duos with Larry Coryell, Ken Peplowski, John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, Chuchito Valdes, Stanley Jordan and Cyrille Aimée.

For his February 9 concert, Diego will be joined with special guest appearances by Shelly Berg, piano, Sammy Figueroa, congas, and Nestor Torres, flute.

“One of the greatest guitarists I’ve seen in my whole life”
- George Benson

“It was his incredibly fluid and natural performance style…seemingly effortless and thoroughly fabulous” – Laura Whitmore, Guitar World