Diego Figueiredo Explained

Diego Figueiredo
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Origin:	Franca, Brazil
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Biscoito Fino, Stunt Records, Arbors Records, Venus Records
Associated Acts:	Cyrille Aimée, Ken Peplowski

Diego Figueiredo (born 1980) (pronounced fig-a-ray-doe) is a Grammy-nominated Brazilian jazz guitarist.^[1]

Biography

Figueiredo began playing music at a young age, going through a number of different instruments before finally choosing guitar at age 12. He was playing at pubs and nightclubs by 15, both with groups and as a solo musician.^[2] He released his first album at 17.^[3]

Discography

• Diego Figueiredo Group (1999)
• Segundas Intenções (2004)
• El Colibri (2005)
• Autêntico (2006)
• Solo (2007)
• Hojas Secas (2007)
• New Patterns (2007)
• Ao Vivo (2007)
• Standards (2007)
• Dadaiô (2008)
• Smile (2009)
• Brazilian Accent (2009)
• Vivência (2009)
• Vale de Lobos (2010)
• Just the two of us (2010)
• Zibididi (2011)
• Tempos Bons (2012)
• Chorinho (2014)
• The best of Diego Figueiredo I (2014)
• Duô (2015)
• The Best of Diego Figueiredo II (2015)
• Broken Bossa (2015)
• Violões Contemporâneos (2017)
• Organic (2019)
• Come Closer (2019)
• Amizade (2019)
• Compilation (2020)
• Antarctica (2021)

Notes and References

1. Web site: GRAMMY Award Results for Diego Figueiredo . grammy.com . Grammy Awards.
2. Web site: Biography .
3. News: Yarborough . Chuck . Anderson Varejao's pal Diego Figueiredo returns to Nighttown for an evening of Brazilian jazz . 23 April 2020 . 8 January 2018.