Guitarist Diego Figueiredo

Fremont County Community Concert Association is excited to present Diego Figueiredo, a new star of the guitar world. He’ll be performing at Canon City High School, 1313 College Ave., on Tuesday, February 17th, at 7 PM. He is only 39 and has released 26 CDs, 3 DVDs and has performed in more than 60 countries around the world. Diego will be presenting his concert “From the Classical to the Jazz”. It is a fusion between Jazz, Bossa Nova and Classical music. Diego has a unique interpretation with a lot of technique and much emotion, and his show has been a great success with audiences.

Diego Figueiredo was born in Franca, Brazil, in 1980, and at the age of 4, he used to strike poses carrying his small guitar. At six, he got a mandolin, which was kept in a very special place in his house. Diego played many instruments before choosing the electric guitar when he was twelve, playing in theaters and local pubs, revealing the great art of improvising and harmonizing. At 15 he conquered theaters and nightclubs in many different Brazilian states, playing solo or with renowned musicians. Besides being a guitar player, Diego is a producer, arranger, orchestrator and multi-instrumentalist.

Brazil continuously fosters new stars that impress and amaze their audiences with their joy and exceptional technique. Diego Figueiredo makes new fans every time he enters the stage, and very few others play the guitar as expressively as he does. Diego presents the most requested show of Brazilian music.

With a variety of work already released, Diego is doing shows on the most important stages around the world, enchanting and charming the public wherever he goes with his unique technique.

Diego has collaborated and performed with names like Gilberto Gil, João Bosco, Roberto Menescal, Toquinho, Janis Siegel, Stanley Jordan, Joao Donato, Larry Coryell, Ken Peplowski, Lewis Nash, John Clayton, Cyrille Aimée, Jeff Hamilton, Terell Stafford, Wycliffe Gordon, Bill Cunliffe, Dick Hyman and many others.

He has performed in great places like Montreux Jazz Festival, Hong Kong Jazz Festival, Rio das Ostras Jazz Festival ( Brazil) , Oakville Jazz Festival ( Canada), La Paz Festijazz, Jarasum Jazz Festival (Korea), Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Douro Jazz (Portugal), Vail Jazz Party, Syracuse Jazz Festival, Aspen Jazz Series, Dizzy´s Club NY, Birdland NY, Joe´s Pub NY, Jazz Alley, Guanabara ( London), Harlem Jazz Festival ( Netherlands), Jazz Port Townsend, Django Fest, Zoellner Arts Center, Centre Stage Reston, Bourbon Street (Brazil), Onda Jazz, Jazzhus Montmartre (Copenhagen), Quasimodo ( Berlin), Zhuhai Jazz Festival (China), Vitello´s Jazz, Miami Festival, Jazz on the Platz, Jazz Bali, Guitar Masters ( German) and hundreds more.

Tickets (available only at the door) are $25. Season memberships are still available. Refer to www.fremontcountyconcerts.com and https://www.diegofigueiredo.com for more information and audio performances, or call Marty at 719-275-5950.