Patricia Brennan Septet

In the organizer's words:

Last year, Mexican-American vibraphonist Patricia Brennan's septet swept through concert halls and festival stages like a tropical storm. However, the musical hurricane did not cause any destruction. No, it revitalized the jazz scene with fresh breezes. And the band leader and her six prominent and virtuoso musicians were celebrated for their performances and the program of the album Breaking Stretch.

In her meticulous, dense arrangements and compositions for the work, Patricia Brennan combined jazz, Latin rhythms and her classical origins to create something that had perhaps never been heard before. Even the studio recording of Breaking Stretch had the dynamics and power of a live concert.

Within just a few years, Patricia Brennan has managed to play her way into the top ranks of international jazz. The vibraphonist made indispensable contributions to the music of Mary Halvorson's Amaryllis Sextet, Dan Weiss' Unclassified Affections Quartet or to various line-ups of the Swiss pianist/composer Sylvie Courvoisier. She also caused a stir with the follow-up to her Breaking Stretch album, Of The Near And Far, a stunning and highly atmospheric album for strings plus jazz ensemble inspired by her passion for astronomical phenomena

Instrumentation:

Patricia Brennan (vibes)

Jon Irabagon (as, ss)

Mark Shim (ts)

Kalí Rodriguez (tp)

Kim Cass (b)

Dan Weiss (dr)

Keisel Jimenez (perc)