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On October 3rd, 2024, The Hybrid Gallery proudly presents: Halie Loren and Diego FigueiredoHalie Loren
Halie Loren is an international, award-winning jazz singer/songwriter. She brings a fresh and original perspective to time-honored musical paths, channeling her innate understanding of connectedness across musical boundaries to forge bonds with diverse audiences in North America, Asia, and Europe. Her multi-genre and multi-lingual musical blend across her eleven albums to-date has earned several national and international awards in multiple genres as well as significant critical and chart success along the way, with her albums consistently reaching #1 on the Billboard Japan, iTunes (Canada and Japan) and Amazon jazz charts.
An award-winning songwriter since her early teens, Halie began garnering international acclaim as a recording artist when her debut jazz album They Oughta Write a Song was named the Best Vocal Jazz Album of the year at the 2009 JPF Independent Music Awards. She was subsequently signed for distribution in Asia by JVC/Victor Entertainment and in North America with Canadian-based jazz label Justin Time Records. Loren's accolades in more recent years include an Independent Music Award for her original song “Thirsty” in 2011, a Best Vocal Jazz Album 2012 award in Japan’s Jazz Critique Magazine for her album Heart First, (which also reached #1 on Canada’s iTunes Jazz chart), and a total of four Billboard #1 albums on Japan’s jazz charts since 2013. Her video for “Noah”, the 2nd single from her 2018 release From the Wild Sky album produced by UK tour-de-force Troy Miller (Amy Winehouse, Gregory Porter, Diana Ross), won an Emmy in 2019 for Best Music Video as presented by The National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Southeast Chapter.
Along with recording and songwriting successes, Halie’s live performances have brought her around the world several times, with performances on 4 continents thus far, including tours across the U.S., Canada, France, the U.K., Japan, Italy, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Egypt, and Haiti. Her concerts range from intimate clubs to grand halls to festivals, from solo to classic jazz trio to lush orchestral collaborations.
Halie is currently touring across the US and internationally in support of her latest album "Dreams Lost and Found", recorded in Montreal, Canada and featuring several fellow Justin Time Records artists (released April, 2024).
www.halieloren.com/
www.facebook.com/halielorenmusic
Diego Figueiredo
Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo (pronounced “fig-a-ray-doe”) released his fifth album on Arbors Records, “My World” in June 2023. This brilliant new album from this masterfully creative guitarist, features three legendary Brazilian musicians, bassist Nilson Matta, drummer Duduka Da Fonseca, and pianist Helio Alves, along with two guest appearances from Ken Peplowski on clarinet and tenor sax, and trumpeter Nicholas Payton. Legendary jazz critic Scott Yanow, writes in the liner notes “Diego has the rara ability of making everything sound beautiful.”
Diego Figueiredo lives in, with, and for the music. Some people are simply meant to be musicians. Diego is one. 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. George Benson says “Diego is one of the greatest guitarists I’ve seen in my whole life.” Diego has released 30 CDs between his releases in Brazil, the European label Stunt Records, and now five 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 ten 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, Cyrille Aimée and Halie Loren. Along with being an outstanding guitarist, Diego is also a producer, arranger, orchestrator, and multi-instrumentalist.
With a variety of work already released, Diego is doing shows on the most important stages around the world enchanting and charming the public wherever he goes with his unique touch.
www.diegofigueiredo.com / https://www.facebook.com/diegofigueiredo.guitarrist
Doors at 6:30pm, Showtime at 7:30pm
$22.50 ADV, $25 DOS
Food and libations available for purchase in The Hybrid Lounge
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941 W 3rd Ave, Eugene, OR, United States, Oregon 97402
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