PATRICIA BRENNAN

Mexican-born vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser, and composer Patricia Brennan “has recently started to make her presence known on the New York avant-garde, working with such prominent bandleaders as Matt Mitchell and Michael Formanek,” observed The New York Times. Patricia is a member of Grammy-nominated John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble and Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus. She is also a member of Phalanx Ambassadors, a project led by pianist Matt Mitchell; the Webber/Morris Big Band; and Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio along with cellist and composer Tomeka Reid. She has collaborated with pianist Vijay Iyer and as a member of Blind Spot along with writer Teju Cole and bassist Linda Oh. Other projects led by Iyer that Brennan has performed in include his large ensemble project Open City and several small ensemble performances with renowned musicians such as bassist Reggie Workman and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith. Patricia’s own projects include the newly recorded read more...