Diego Figueiredo + 1

Diego Figueiredo

World Class Brazilian Master Guitarist Live at the Irishtown Bend Taproom!  Playing Solo, and Duo w/percussionist Dylan Moffitt.

Presented in Association with the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society

@ Irishtown Bend Taproom at Market Garden Brewery
1849 W. 24th St. (under the giant BEER sign)
Immediately behind the West Side Market
Cleveland, Ohio  44113
(216) 373-0700

Now with dinner service delivered from the Market Garden Brewery!!

GRAMMY AWARD nominated guitarist Diego Figueiredo is a virtuoso with an infectious, joyful feeling that will leave you amazed and happy.Don’t miss this opportunity to discover this incredible artist.

Figueiredo is an extraordinary star among the world’s greatest jazz guitarists. His superb technique, timing and imagination have made himone of the hottest international names right now.

He has very unique skills and his concerts have been a great success in more than 60 countries around the world.

He has already released 30 CDS, 3 DVDs and a book and he has received awards twice at the “MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL” as one of the greatest guitarists in the world.

Figueiredo performs one amazing concert uniting technique and emotion in a fusion of Brazilian music and jazz. He is a brilliant musician who keeps the tradition of the true essence of Brazilian music and at the same time can be extremely virtuous , modern and innovative.

“Up next was a true virtuoso, jazz guitarist Diego Figuierido. Yes, we were all mesmerized by his amazing head of hair. But it was his incredibly fluid and natural performance style, his sense of true enjoyment as he dazzled us and his good-natured entertaining approach that truly grabbed us. Wow. I don’t even know what else to say. Seemingly effortless and thoroughly fabulous.”
 - Laura B. Whitmore / Guitar World Magazine

Dylan Moffitt, is often recognized for his versatility as a percussionist in the classical and world music genres. In 2009, Moffitt appeared as a soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra alongside renowned artists Alisa Weilerstein and Jamey Haddad in performances of Golijov’s, Azul for cello and orchestra. Dylan currently serves as principal percussionist and frequent soloist with the Firelands Symphony where in 2013 he founded his “Drumming with Dylan” educational outreach program. 

Additionally, Moffitt performs regular with City Music Cleveland, the Wheeling Symphony, Pittsburgh Opera, Cleveland Pops, Ohio Valley Symphony, Cleveland Chamber Collective, Apollos Fire, and has in the past performed with The Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom festival band and orchestra. Dylan is a world music specialist in a variety of styles and is an avid performer and educator both locally and abroad.  

In 2013, Dylan joined the percussion faculty of Oberlin College and has since served on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute where he received both his bachelors and masters degrees. Dylan’s principal teachers include Paul Yancich, Richard Weiner and Jamey Haddad. 

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