Thu 9/26 @ 7:30PM
Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo is well known to area audience from his appearances over the years at venues such as Nighttown and events such as the Tri-C JazzFest and the Lakeland Jazz Fest, both performing solo or collaborating with artists such as Cyrille Aimée, Chuchito Valdes, Stanley Jordan or Ken Peplowski.
The 44-year-old musician is based in Franca, Brazil, but he has won international acclaim for his music, which combines jazz and classical music (he’s conservatory trained) with influences from his native country. He’s released more than two dozen albums, including 2021’s Antarctica, which offered his musical takes on his travels, including a cruise to Antarctica and his newly released I Love Samba. And he’s performed with many of Brazil’s biggest music stars including Gilberto Gil, João Bosco, Roberto Menescal, Toquinho, Fafá de Belém, Angela Maria, Toninho Horta, and composer/vocalist Belchior.
With Nighttown now closed, jazz promoter Jim Wadsworth has moved his artists Markey Garden Brewery in Ohio City, where Figueiredo will be doing a solo show this week in the downstairs Ohio City Room. Go here for tickets.