Name: Diego Figueiredo in Concert
Start: 2026-02-26T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-26T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Merrimans' Playhouse, Inc.

In collaboration with Merrimans' Playhouse, we present a Special Solo Concert. GRAMMY AWARD-nominated Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo is a virtuoso with an infectious, joyful feeling that will leave you amazed and happy. Figueiredo is an extraordinary star among the world’s greatest jazz guitarists.
Time & Location
Feb 26, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Merrimans' Playhouse, 401 E. Colfax Ave., Suite 135, South Bend, IN,46617
About the Event
TICKETS are $20 General/$10 Student. One-set concert - End time is around 9:00.
In collaboration with Merrimans' Playhouse, we present this special solo concert!

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 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.

Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo (pronounced “fig-a-ray-doe”) releases his sixth album on Arbors Records, “I Love Samba” in August 2024. This brilliant new album from this masterfully creative guitarist, features two legendary Brazilian musicians, Nilson Matt on bass, and Dudaka da Fonseca on drums, both of Trio da Paz fame. Additionally, new flute sensation Itai Kriss, from Israel, joins the group on several songs.

The album was engineered by legendary engineer, Jay Messina, who has engineered hundreds of significant albums for John Lennon, Miles Davis, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, The Blues Brothers, Peter Frampton, Eddie Palmieri, and more. The album features all new compositions by Diego.

Diego Figueiredo 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, São 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 2022, he has conquered the world. Diego has recorded over two dozen 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 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.

Diego has released 30 CDs between his releases in Brazil, the European label Stunt Records, and now six albums on Arbors Records. He has played in more than 60 countries. He is the winner of several important competitions including The Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition, and Brazil’s VISA Prize.

Diego has recorded and performed with Brazil’s biggest stars including Gilberto Gil, João Bosco, Roberto Menescal, Toquinho, Fafá de Belém, Angela Maria, Toninho Horta, and several years touring the world accompanying Brazil’s beloved composer and vocalist, Belchior.

For the last twelve years, Diego has spent large swarths of time in North America, performing solo and in duos and trios with the likes of Larry Coryell, Ken Peplowski, John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, Chuchito Valdes, Stanley Jordan and Cyrille Aimée.

Diego and Cyrille Aimée toured heavily together from 2011 – 2015. Each artist has guested several times on each other’s albums, culminating in Cyrille’s 2019 Sondheim inspired album, “Move On”, which earned each of them an official Grammy Nomination for “Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals”.