Name: Diego Figueiredo and Ken Peplowski
Start: 2025-05-24T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Ann and Jerry Moss Theater

“Diego and Ken were amazing!! We had a sold-out house, and there was a huge buzz about the concert before and after. The audience was astonished by Diego's artistry, and we were blown away by Ken -- his solo piece had people gasping. Standing ovation at the end of the concert.”
–Anne Manganaro / Pamlico Musical Society
Grammy nominated Diego Figueiredo is considered one of the most talented guitar players in the world today. He is the winner of several important competitions including the Montreux Jazz Competition and the VISA Prize. His music is a fusion between Jazz, Bossa Nova and Classical. Diego’s unique interpretations, along with his phenomenal technique and emotion, has created an explosion of adoring fans and concert goers. Diego has performed in over forty countries around the world and is an extraordinary star among the world's greatest jazz guitarists. His superb technique, timing and imagination have made him one of the hottest international names right now. He has already released 28 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. Diego Figueiredo performs one amazing concert uniting technique and emotion in a fusion of Brazilian music and jazz.
Ken Peplowski has recorded over 70 CDs as a soloist, and close to 400 as a sideman – some of the artists he’s performed/recorded with include Hank Jones, Peggy Lee, Woody Allen, Benny Goodman, and Madonna. He has headlined the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Birdland Jazz Club, the Blue Note, and Dizzy’s Club amongst many other venues. Ken’s CDs on the Capri label, “Noir Blue”, “In Search Of”, and “Maybe September” were released to great critical acclaim and massive airplay. He has recorded music as diverse as Italian and French folk songs, avant-garde jazz, pop, and classical music; he recorded the Darius Milhaud Clarinet Concerto with an orchestra in Sofia, Bulgaria, and was a featured soloist (playing Mozart) in 2015 at the Siletz Bay Music Festival in Oregon, where he premiered a new concerto in 2016, written for him by Dick Hyman.