Patricia Brennan

Patricia Brennan – More Touch (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:45 minutes | 1,35 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Pyroclastic Records

On her new album More Touch, vibraphonist, marimbist and composer Patricia Brennan – whose debut landed on the New York Times list of Best Jazz Albums of 2021 – reimagines the percussion quartet through jazz, new music, and Mexican folkloric influences. Joining her are internationally renowned drummer Marcus Gilmore, percussionist Mauricio Herrera, and bassist Kim Cass. More Touch expands brilliantly on the singular vocabulary showcased on Brennan’s solo debut. Enhancing the resonant beauty and percussive melodicism of the vibraphone and marimba with extended techniques and subtle electronic manipulation, Brennan employs an expansive sonic palette that blurs the lines between progressive jazz and contemporary classical music. On More Touch, she bridges tradition and innovation by drawing influences from the Afro-Cuban and Son Jarocho traditions – and their attendant improvisatory practices – of her native Mexico.
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Patricia Brennan – Maquishti (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 57:21 minutes | 968 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Valley of Search

Mexican born, New York-based vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser and composer Patricia Brennan has confirmed the release of her debut full length album Maquishti, January 15, 2021 on the Valley of Search label.

The twelve original instrumentals that make up the album were composed and performed solo by Brennan on vibraphone and marimba. Employing unusual performance techniques and occasional electronics, many of the compositions were borne from improvisations created live in the studio at the time of recording. At times exploring silence and space, stillness and patience the album investigates new sonic territories with an endless sense of curiosity.
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