Global Music Nights: Ivan Laranjeiro Trio & Elana Sasson Duo

Global Music Nights presents a series of double concerts in which traditions and folklore go hand in hand with new ideas. Each evening features an established name alongside a promising emerging act: two artists, two different styles, and each with their own musical story. Discover four evenings full of special music and get to know both familiar names and new talents!

1st concert

(Album presentation)

The Ivan Laranjeiro Trio presents their debut album A Portrayal of the Latin Guitar. The album explores the connecting role of the Latin guitar by bringing together Afro-Cuban and Brazilian repertoire. To give the nylon-string guitar a contemporary sound, it is complemented by double bass and drums.

The trio approaches well-known Latin American rhythms from a fresh perspective. Classical guitar traditions come together with the rhythmic energy of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music, while jazz harmony and improvisation add an extra layer. The result is an open and unique sound that is rooted in tradition, but at the same time looks forward.

Ivan Laranjeiro – guitar

Lautaro Vergara – double bass

Enrico Locci – drums and percussion

2nd concert

Elana Sasson brings together Kurdish and Persian musical traditions with contemporary jazz and Mediterranean influences. Drawing from Persian poetry and the Kurdish song, she creates music in which tradition and improvisation naturally come together. Central to this is her clear, expressive voice, which moves between intimacy and space.

“[Elana’s] singing is at once uninhibited and highly sophisticated... an eloquent and moving music that moves between worlds, in an in-between space of wistful longing.” — All About Jazz

Her album 'In Between' explores the spaces between cultures, identities, and musical traditions. Traditional melodies and jazz harmony come together in music that feels both intimate and spacious.