Sat 08 Nov 2025, 20:00 – Ivan Laranjeiro Trio – Brazilian Jazz

Ivan Laranjeiro Trio is coming to Munganga to present their very first album: A Portrayal of

the Latin Guitar. This album proposes a unifying role of the Latin Guitar by melting Afro-
Cuban and Brazilian repertoire. In order to modernize the sound of the nylon string guitar,

the double bass of Lautaro Vergara and drums of Enrico Locci are added. This trio plays in
the borders of genres: the classical influence of the solo guitar pieces and bow-played

double bass can be heard. The jazz influence of harmony, improvisation and theme-
structured pieces as well. But this happens at the same time that the traditional rhythms

and grooves are not only preserved and respected but are actually the starting-point of the
project. This trio is a product of the multiculturality of Rotterdam, which sees the
opportunity to unify such rich diversity through music.
The band consists of:
Ivan Laranjeiro - the person who holds the vision of the project. From Portugal, he arrived in
Rotterdam 5 years ago to study Latin Music at Codarts, place where he is finishing his masters.
Being a guitar wonderer, was never able to fully identify with any musical tradition. But is such
identity crisis that allows him to pursue a more artistic and creative path.
Lautaro Vergara - from Buenos Aires (Argentina), he moved to Rotterdam to deepen his classical
double bass skills. Together with his background in popular music, he takes a creative approach to
the double bass playing in such an intimate and vulnerable formation.
Enrico Locci - born in Cagliari (Italy) and based in Rotterdam, is the drummer and percussionist of
the project. His Jazz and Latin backgrounds find space between the Classic Guitar and Double
Bass lines of the Trio’s repertoire. The drums and the percussion comment and fill the spaces left
by the music, giving a solid rhythmical foundation to the montunos and a lyrical remark to the
bolero’s harmonies.