Ponta Aberta is a Rotterdam-based Brazilian jazz trio formed by Codarts students Lydia Stavraki (vocals, percussion) and Renzo Navone Rodriguez (guitar) and Codarts alumni Rafael Durão (vibraphone, percussion). The project started in Rotterdam during a hot summer day, while contemplating the sounds of the Brazilian masters. Ponta Aberta (“open bridge/ point”) fuses nostalgic melodies and powerful rhythms into new crossover music arrangements. The trio aims to explore the common threads between Brazilian and Jazz music, yet embracing Afro- Brazilian music & culture.

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