Patricia Brennan

Patricia Brennan (born 1984 or 1985) is a Mexican-born American jazz composer, vibraphonist and marimbist. She is in the faculty of Jazz Arts program at Manhattan School of Music, the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and at the Jazz Studies program at NYU Steinhardt. Brennan was raised in Port of Veracruz, Mexico. As a child, she played percussion and piano, and at 15 was studying jazz composition. She moved to New York City in 2005. Brennan's debut album Maquishti was released in 2021, followed by More Touch in 2022. Her third album Breaking Stretch was selected as Album of the Year by DownBeat critics in 2025. Of the Near and Far, her fourth album, was released in October of the same year. Jim Macnie (July 17, 2025). "Patricia Brennan:Album of the Year/Vibraphonist of the Year". DownBeat. "Patricia Brennan Musician". All About Jazz. "About". Patricia Brennan. Retrieved July 10, 2025. Jim Macnie (July 17, 2025). "Patricia Brennan:Album of the Year/Vibraphonist of the Year". DownBeat. "Patricia Brennan Septet". UK Jazz News. "Patricia Brennan:Blindfold Test". DownBeat. 9 May 2023. "Patricia Brennan:Maquishti Album Review". Pitchfork. "Best Jazz Albums of 2024". New York Times. December 4, 2024. "Patricia Brennan wins Album of the Year". DownBeat. August 2025. "Patricia Brennan - Of the Near and Far". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2025-10-29. Official website 2025 Interview on The Tonearm Podcast v t e