Chris Corsano & John Brennan are a percussion duo focused on improvisation, resonance, and rhythm through collaboration. Since 2016, they have developed a creative relationship that began when Brennan invited Corsano to contribute to The Temporal Drum Set (2016–2018), a sound installation and performance project examining the sonic memory and agency of the drum set.
In May 2024, Corsano joined Brennan’s group EarthBall for a two-week UK tour, which included a collaborative performance with pianist Steve Beresford at Café Oto in London.
Their work together bridges extended techniques, instrument modification, experimentation, and free improvisation. They have performed as a duo and in a trio with Elisa Ferrari, including Vancouver’s long-running Fake Jazz concert series (2024). In January 2024, Corsano and Brennan recorded their debut duo album Buzzing With Rumours out February 20th on Mint Records.
Chris Corsano (b. 1975, USA) is a New York–based drummer known for his innovations across free jazz, avant-rock, and experimental music. Described by The Guardian as “one of the world’s great drummers,” he has performed with Björk, Joe McPhee, Paul Flaherty, Okkyung Lee, Bill Orcutt, and many others.
John Brennan is a drummer, sound artist, and improviser based in Vancouver, on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. His work spans installation, sonic sculpture, and performance, focusing on the acoustic memory of instruments and the extended potential of the drum set. He is a founding member of EarthBall, whose recent LP Outside Over There (Upset The Rhythm) was ranked # 2 best albums of the year by The Quietus. Brennan has also collaborated with Victoria Shen, John Dieterich, Greg Saunier, Raven Chacon, and many others.
