Ivan Llanes: Performing Artist in New York

About Ivan Llanes

Ivan Llanes is a New York City–based performer working in timba and Latin jazz, with appearances at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts. His recent listing, “Live at the Gantries: Ivan Llanes,” places his work in the Queens performance circuit, where dance-floor rhythms and jazz phrasing often share the same set. He has also performed with Hajiyo, moving between ensemble roles and front-line leadership. Llanes’s performances favor rhythmic precision over spectacle, building momentum through tight arrangement and steady improvisation.