Mexican born vibraphonist and marimbist Patricia Brennan “has been widely feted as one of the instrument’s newer leaders.” observed The New York City Jazz Record.  Patricia’s extensive sidewoman work includes the Grammy nominated John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus, Matt Mitchell’s Phalanx Ambassadors, the Webber/Morris Big Band, Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio, Mary Halvorson’s Amaryllis, amongst other groups and collectives.  She has also collaborated with pianist Vijay Iyer as a member of Blind Spot and Open City.  Patricia has appeared on numerous recordings from classical to improvised music, including an ECM recording with Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus called “The Distance” and a world premiere recording with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and Christoph Eschenbach on Ondine Records.  Patricia’s own projects include the solo project MAQUISHTI, MOCH - a collaborative duo with percussionist, drummer and turntablist Noel Brennan (Arktureye), and MORE TOUCH - a quartet with a quite unusual instrumentation: mallet percussion, percussion, drums, and bass.  Patricia’s acclaimed debut solo album “Maquishti”, released on Valley of Search, was included in The New York Times 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2021.  Patricia’s latest recording project “More Touch” - a versatile quartet with Marcus Gilmore on drums, Kim Cass on bass and Mauricio Herrera on percussion - was released in November, 2022 on Pyroclastic Records.  Patricia Brennan is a Pyroclastic Records artist, a Valley of Search artist, a BlueHaus mallets artist, and an Audeze artist.  Patricia is currently faculty at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and at the Jazz Studies program at NYU Steinhardt.