Brennan, Patricia
Pyroclastic, 2024, CD
Instrument: Vibes
Issue: 30.4
Jazz Ruler Type: Avant Garde
Performance: 3
Sound: 3
Score: 74
O’s Notes: Port of Veracruz native, Patricia Brennan plays marimba, vibes and electronics on Breaking Stretch, her latest release. She leads a quartet with Mauricio Herrera (perc), Kim Cass (b) and Marcus Gilmore (d). The horn section is Jon Irabagon (a-sax, s-sax), Mark Shim (t-sax), and (t, electronics). This is edgy, Latin fusion, full of syncopated, rhythms and energetic percussion. “Five Suns”, “Manufacturers Trust Company Building”, “Palo De Oros” are among the best of nine originals.
Publicist: Braithwaite & Katz