The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents

Diego Figueiredo

Air Date: 4/24/2022

Guitarist Diego Figueiredo likes to take lots of pictures of wherever he is playing, and posts them on Facebook. You can tell that wherever he goes, he spreads joy and warmth. Just like his music.

It is only a few months since his prior release, Antartica, and already he has a new one Follow the Signs.

I consider the prolific guitarist to be one of the best combinations of technical skill and artistic lyricism of any Brazilian guitarist working today. And he has a very enthusiastic following. The last time I wrote about Mr. Figueiredo, there were triple the usual number of hits on my website, mostly from Brazil.

Eleven of the twelve songs on the new CD are originals, which is so refreshing - to have a Brazilian artist who writes and performs original music rather than putting out new versions of favorite old bossa nova songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim (nothing against that, though!).

You'll hear several tracks from the new CD scattered throughout today's show, and more to come in the following weeks. 

Thanks for tuning in to the Sunday Jazz Brunch.

Marty

HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning
Lynne Arriale Trio\The Lights Are Always On 2022\10 Heroes
Pat Bianchi-Something to Say - Music of Stevie Wonder 2022-09 Ribbon In the Sky
Diego Figueiredo\Follow the Signs 2022\My Home
Sam Kirmayer-High and Low-01 High and Low 2018
Tritone Collective\TriTone Asylum 2022\First Days
Ryan Oliver\With Strings 2022\For You
Jim Knapp Orchestra\It's-Not-Business-It's-Personal 2021\Afterthought
Tritone Collective\TriTone Asylum 2022\The Road to Hue
Patricia Barber-The Cole Porter Mix-02 Late Afternoon and You 2008
Terence Blanchard-Absence 2021-11 Diana

HOUR TWO: New For You
Reid Hoyson Project-Reid Hoyson Project Featuring Keith Bishop '' Your Move'' 2022-Domingo
Michael Benedict-Jazz Vibes 2022-06 Lovely Would Be Nice
Blue Moods-Myth & Wisdom 2022-09 Portrait
Diego Figueiredo\Follow the Signs 2022\Our Friends
Goldings Bernstein Stewart-Perpetual Pendulum 2022-06 Come Rain or Come Shine
Gabor Bolla Quartet-On The Move 2021-05 We See
New Standard Quintet-Another Time, Another Place 2022-03 Belle Of The Ball
Immanuel Wilkins-The 7th Hand 2022-03 Fugitive Ritual, Selah
Cece Gable-Next Year's Song 2022-07 The Last Goodbye
Lenny Marcus Trio\When a Door Opens 2022\When a Door Opens
Diego Figueiredo\Follow the Signs 2022\Infinite

HOUR THREE: Brazil/World
Diego Figueiredo\Follow the Signs 2022\Imagination
Mark Winkler-Late Bloomin' Jazzman 2022-06 Bossa Nova Days
Diego Rivera\Mestizo 2022\Mestizo
Tom Keenlyside\A Night at the Espresso 2022\Pelo Amor De Musica Triste
Yolanda Flores\Sheer Bliss 2022\Boracay
Michael Weiss\Persistence 2022\Once I Loved
Cecilia Sanchietti\Postcard From Gamla Stan 2022
\6 IL SENSO DELLE COSE
Chiara Civello\Chansons 2022\04 - UN UOMO UNA DONNA (Un homme et une femme)
Ana Caram -The Other Side of Jobim 1992-01 Esperanca Perdida
Muiza Adnet-As canções de Moacir Santos 2007-05 Se você disser que sim


HOUR FOUR: Groove, Baby
Bob James Trio-Feel Like Making Live 2021-10 Feel Like Making Love - Night Crawler
Chris Cortez\Hermanos 2022\Topaz
Nicole Henry\TIME TO LOVE AGAIN. 2021\Overjoyed
Larry Carlton-Collection-11 Hello Tomorrow 1991
Pieces of a Dream\Fired Up 2021\Feeling Good
Marion Meadows-Twice As Nice 2021-02 Lunchbox
Marc Antoine-Something About Her 2021-09 Summer In Technicolor
Chris Standring\Don't Talk, Dance!\Yesterday's Heaven
Rick Braun-Can You Feel It-04-Mallorca
Marc Antoine-Something About Her 2021-02 Something About Her
Pieces of a Dream-\All In\08 Up Till Dawn (2015)

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