Biography
“The Cleveland's Bossa Nova King” Dave DeOreo-NPR
“Brazilian-born Moises Borges can warm up any cold Cleveland night with his sound.” — Dee Perry - NPR
"Far away from his native Brazil the music of his homeland is very much alive when he is on stage.” — Jim Wadsworth - Nighttown
"He's gotten a natural musicality and his rhythms show with elegance the Brazilian Bossa Nova and Samba. ”
— Badi Assad.

Bio: 
Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Moises Borges is a gifted guitarist and vocalist born in Bahia, Brazil. He grew up experimenting with a variety of Brazilian rhythms, especially Samba and Bossa Nova, which are basic to his performances.   
Borges did an Asian Tour in November 2025 with performances in jazz clubs such as the Blue Notes Beijing, Blue Note Shanghai, Blue Note Naramachi plus other venues in Tokyo, and  has performed in numerous countries besides his USA, such as  Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, France and Brazil, where he headlined and also opened concerts for international stars such as Diego Figueiredo, Stanley Jordan, Luiz Caldas, Sandra de Sa', Joyce Moreno, Joao Donato, Badi Assad, and Jaques/Paula Morelenbaum.
He is also an important presence in the Northeast Ohio music scene. He has played in venues such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Severance Hall, Tri-C Jazz Festival and Cleveland Playhouse Square. He also performs at area outdoor festivals and Jazz Clubs. 

Moises did a sucessful tour in Asia in 2025 and is going back in 2026 for a bigger set of shows. 
In 2024, Borges became a new member of the Latin Recording Academy and the American Recording Academy with the release of his new original album “Baiano".
For that he recorded his original work with renowned international guests such as Ken Peplowski, Diego Figueiredo, Chuchito Valdez, Chiquinho Oliveira, and Mauricio Zottarelli, among others, which was a contender for the American Grammy awards 2025 in the categories of “Best Latin Jazz Album” and “Album of the Year.”
Moises' music and performances have received several awards and important honors. 
In 2023 and 2025 Moises Borges was nominated for Best Jazz Band for the Cleveland Ohio USA Music Awards.
In 2022 he scored the second place at the Cleveland Power of Sport Summit-Sport Song Competition during the Basketball All Stars Games.
In 2020 he was a finalist of the BDOLive Song Festival, an America nationwide original music contest, where he scored the fourth place.
He has 3 nominations to the Brazilian International Press Awards in the last decade.
Borges is a good storyteller, prolific, vivid and funny performer, a gifted vocalist and guitarist who plays mostly in the Samba and Bossa Nova tradition, interpreting his original songs besides classics by Jobim, Gilberto, Bosco and many others. His soothing voice and charm make for a wonderful evening of entertainment for all lovers of Brazilian Jazz.
As a local artist and founder of the ABCAI-Afro Brazilian Cultural Appreciation Initiative in 2018, Moises has made cultural presentations at universities and schools. He has curated cultural photography exhibits, and has appeared on radio and TV shows in the United States, Mexico and Brazil.  As winner of a Karamu House Artist Residency Award, he hosted a series of Zoom conversations with experts on topics such as Afro-Brazilian culture, Capoeira, Brazilian percussion, culinary, and Afro-Brazilian religion (Orishas), as well as a samba dance class. All the online video materials are available on his YouTube channel for free to serve all audiences. 
As a person of mixed African ancestry and descendance from the Pataxó indigenous ethnicity from southern Bahia-Brazil, with many relatives from his mother's side living within the tribes, his South American Afro/Indigenous ethnic background forges a mix of cultural exposure that serves to educate and enrich his audiences and students.

You can also follow him on Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, YouTube and others, Moises' music is available on all platforms.
"Jim Wadsworth" JWP Productions.

SHORT BIO

Based in Cleveland, Ohio USA, Moises Borges is a gifted guitarist and vocalist born in Bahia, Brazil, He grew up experimenting with rhythms such as Bolero, Baião, Xote, Afoxé, Frevo, Forró, especially Samba and Bossa Nova which are basic to his performances, his soothing voice and charm make for a wonderful evening of entertainment for all lovers of Brazilian Jazz.  

Performing either solo or with his band, Borges is a wonderful storyteller, and a vivid, funny and prolific performer who plays mostly in the Samba and Bossa Nova traditions. He interpreting his original songs and soulfully delivers classics by Jobim, Gilberto, Bosco and many others. "Far away from his native Brazil, the music of his homeland is very much alive when he is on stage."

"Jim Wadsworth" - JWP Agency.