Join us for our CoPA Artist Hour featuring members of the College of Performing Arts Music community. 

Pianist/Composer/Educator Angelica Sanchez moved to New York from Arizona in 1994. Since moving to the East Coast Sanchez has collaborated with such notable artists as: Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Richard Davis, Jamaladeen Tacuma, Nicole Mitchell, Rob Mazurek, Tim Berne, Mario Pavone, Ben Monder amongst others.

Sanchez leads numerous groups, the most recent being her Nonet which features Chris Speed, Michael Attais, Thomas Heberer, Kenny Warren, Ben Goldberg, John Hebert, Omar Tamez and Sam Ospavot.

“A vibraphonist to watch out for…” according to the New York City Jazz
Record. Mexican born vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser and composer Patricia Brennan "has recently started to make her presence known on the New York avant-garde, working with such prominent bandleaders as Matt Mitchell and Michael Formanek.” observed The New York Times. Patricia has appeared on several recordings, including an ECM recording with Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus called “The Distance” and Matt Mitchell's featured recordings "A Pouting Grimace” and “Phalanx Ambassadors” under Pi Recordings. Also, Patricia recorded a new record with the Grammy nominated John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble called "All Can Work" under New Amsterdam Records, which was released in January 2018 and nominated for a Grammy in 2019. Patricia released her debut single “Sonnet” on digital platforms Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music in 2020 and will be releasing the full album called “Maquishti” in January 2021 under the label Valley of Search. Patricia Brennan is a Valley of Search artist, a BlueHaus Mallets artist and currently teaches at The New School's School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and at the Jazz Studies program at NYU Steinhardt.

Join us for our CoPA Artist Hour featuring members of the College of Performing Arts Music community. 

Pianist/Composer/Educator Angelica Sanchez moved to New York from Arizona in 1994. Since moving to the East Coast Sanchez has collaborated with such notable artists as: Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Richard Davis, Jamaladeen Tacuma, Nicole Mitchell, Rob Mazurek, Tim Berne, Mario Pavone, Ben Monder amongst others.

Sanchez leads numerous groups, the most recent being her Nonet which features Chris Speed, Michael Attais, Thomas Heberer, Kenny Warren, Ben Goldberg, John Hebert, Omar Tamez and Sam Ospavot.

“A vibraphonist to watch out for…” according to the New York City Jazz
Record. Mexican born vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser and composer Patricia Brennan "has recently started to make her presence known on the New York avant-garde, working with such prominent bandleaders as Matt Mitchell and Michael Formanek.” observed The New York Times. Patricia has appeared on several recordings, including an ECM recording with Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus called “The Distance” and Matt Mitchell's featured recordings "A Pouting Grimace” and “Phalanx Ambassadors” under Pi Recordings. Also, Patricia recorded a new record with the Grammy nominated John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble called "All Can Work" under New Amsterdam Records, which was released in January 2018 and nominated for a Grammy in 2019. Patricia released her debut single “Sonnet” on digital platforms Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music in 2020 and will be releasing the full album called “Maquishti” in January 2021 under the label Valley of Search. Patricia Brennan is a Valley of Search artist, a BlueHaus Mallets artist and currently teaches at The New School's School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and at the Jazz Studies program at NYU Steinhardt.