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Diego Figueiredo (g)
Cyrille Aimée: vocal on tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4
Janis Siegel: vocal on tracks: 6, 7, 8, 9
Chiara Izzi: vocal on tracks: 11, 12
Editor's info:
Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo (pronounced “fig-a-reed-o”) lives in, with, and for the music. Some people are simply meant to be musicians. Diego is one. He was born in 1980 in Franca, Sao Paulo State, and 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. Now, in 2019, he has conquered the world. Diego has recorded several albums, both solo and in collaboration with others, and constantly tours all over the globe. He can no longer be downplayed as a “rising star” among the world’s great (jazz) guitarists – he is now inarguably among the established elite. His skills on his instrument are matched only by his developed ability to move freely between styles, and his sublime technique is paired with an exquisite ability to vary his playing so that it radiates with unwavering excitement.
His expressive voice on the acoustic guitar draws inspiration from his home country’s rich musical heritage, but he also has a deep knowledge and sense of jazz’s quirkiness as well as the classic guitar tradition. Diego Figueiredo can play whatever he desires.
COME CLOSER is Diego’s fourth release in his own name for STUNT Records, and among the follow-ups to 2008’s stunning debut, DADAIÔ – a record responsible for introducing many listeners to his genius, and an album in collaboration with legendary Brazilian percussionist Robertinho Silva.
Politiken Newspaper gave the album the coveted six-out-of-six hearts rating, and listed it among the year’s top ten albums as an “unusually engaging dream of a record... joyous and enchanting with a contagious joy of life.” TEMPOS BONS followed in 2012 “with sensual and poetic landscapes, where melody and rhythm and youthful creativity celebrate triumphs with the joy of life and sensualit....... więcej