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Marco Benevento Trio 'Bus Ride' - Live @ the MoBoogie Loft
An interview with Marco Benevento | Weekender Sessions
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2 Record Book  
3 Atari  
4 The Real Morning Party  
5 You Must Be A Lion  
6 If You Keep Asking Me  
7 Ruby  
8 Are You The Favorite Person Of Anybody?  
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Marco Benevento is riding a creative surge. Proof in point is the 30-year old keyboardist's debut studio album Invisible Baby, on HYENA Records. The collection proves Benevento a sonic innovator in peak form, defying boundaries and blasting through genres to carve out his own universe. Invisible Baby was recorded in a trio configuration with Benevento joined by bassist Reed Mathis (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) and drummers Matt Chamberlain (Tori Amos) and Andrew Barr (The Slip).

For me this album fulfills something that I've wanted to do since I moved here." Invisible Baby's highlights include "Bus Ride," which unfolds around a hypnotic banjo figure played by Marco Benevento. There's a majestic drama to the performance that's punctuated by Reed Mathis' distorted bass chords and Matt Chamberlain's four to the floor, big beat. "Record Book" proves itself an elegant gem, defined by understatement and restraint. Where the listener might expect the piece to crest, Benevento pulls back opting instead for impressionism. If there were still instrumental hit singles, "The Real Morning Party" would be Benevento's "Green Onions," "Grazin' In The Grass" or "Rockit." It's a quirky, feel-good jam with an instantly infectious melody. Simultaneously, it's one of the album's best headphone tracks. The melody is played on a Farfisa Fast 2 with a warm blanket of combo organs, Wurlitzer and percussion, including Andrew Barr playing brake pads and silver salad bowl). The gorgeous composition "Ruby," named after Benevento's baby daughter, came to him in a dream before she was born. As he explains, "What moved me to write this song was the part in my dream when she fell asleep in my arms. I tried to make that mental space last. Also, the circuit bent toys are sort of twisted, but reminiscent of childhood." "Are You The Favorite Person Of Anybody" takes a jazz trio's approach to exploring the aural and emotional territory of a band like Radiohead. Its melody floats on a warbling bed of Mellotron, gradually gaining momentum and falling away before the trio works itself into an intense crescendo.

  • Marco Benevento announces new album: 'Barn Burner - Live At Levons' / glideMagazine
    Posted At: November 14, 2023 12:00 AM
    Over the course of seven studio albums and countless shows around the world, keyboardist Marco Benevento has amassed a devoted fanbase, while drawing praise from tastemakers far and wide. Los Angeles Times has written, “it’s safe to say that no one sees the keyboard quite like Marco Benevento’s genre-blind mashup of indie rock, jazz and skewed improvisation,” while NPR Music raves that Benevento combines “t...
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  • Marco Benevento's 'Follow The Arrow Gathering' tribute to David Bowie has added more artists / relix
    Posted At: April 11, 2023 12:00 AM
    Over the course of seven studio albums and countless shows around the world, keyboardist Marco Benevento has amassed a devoted fanbase, while drawing praise from tastemakers far and wide. Los Angeles Times has written, “it’s safe to say that no one sees the keyboard quite like Marco Benevento’s genre-blind mashup of indie rock, jazz and skewed improvisation,” while NPR Music raves that Benevento combines “t...
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  • Marco Benevento ready to launch first tour of 2023 / MFN
    Posted At: March 6, 2023 12:00 AM
    An inventive keyboardist and singer, the New York-based Marco Benevento is a broadly inspired performer known for his expansive, psychedelic sound. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Benevento's musical palette is both deep and wide with roots in modern creative jazz, indie rock, jam band, and post-rock/experimental styles. A member of the New York experimental music scene since his involvement in the ...
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  • Marco Benevento returns to Levon Helm studios with Scott Metzger / Live For Live Music
    Posted At: January 16, 2023 12:00 AM
    This summer, hallucinatory keyboard wizard Marco Benevento pulls back the curtain on his hazy home studio recording with Benevento—40-minutes of small-batch psychedelia bubbled up from the base of the Catskill Mountains.Titled as a nod to Paul McCartney’s first solo album, the record is a similarly loose, low-key affair. Like Macca’s eponymous release, Benevento is a solo work, where song sketches and sunri...
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  • Marco Benevento: Marco & Mimo is the KCRW: Today's Top Tune
    Posted At: July 2, 2022 12:00 AM
    Marco Benevento writes…..“I’d never put my music so completely in someone else’s hands before,” says Marco Benevento. “I’d been hesitant to work with outside producers in the past, but the experience of making this record ended up being so freeing and exciting. I loved every single minute of it.”It’s impossible not to hear that freedom and excitement and joy coursing through the veins of ‘Let It Slide,’ Ben...
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  • LIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC interviews Marco Benevento
    Posted At: June 16, 2022 12:00 AM
    LIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC's Michael Broerman writes……The music never stops for Marco Benevento. Whether he’s on stage doing his day job playing keys for Joe Russo’s Almost Dead or performing in his eponymous solo trio with bassist Karina Rykman and drummer Dave “DB” Butler, he’s always got something to keep his hands occupied.Even during the pandemic, he was hard at work at his former Fred Short home studio in Wo...
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  • Marco Benevento shares new single: 'Do You Want Some Magic?' / JamBase
    Posted At: May 17, 2022 12:00 AM
    “I’d never put my music so completely in someone else’s hands before,” says Marco Benevento. “I’d been hesitant to work with outside producers in the past, but the experience of making this record ended up being so freeing and exciting. I loved every single minute of it.”It’s impossible not to hear that freedom and excitement and joy coursing through the veins of ‘Let It Slide,’ Benevento’s first new studio...
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  • Marco Benevento announces winter tour 2019 / JamBase
    Posted At: October 30, 2018 12:00 AM

    Keyboardist Marco Benevento announced his first tour of 2019. Marco Benevento Winter Tour 2019 will find Marco, drummer Andy Borger and bassist Karina Rykman making 11 stops in the Southeast early next year. Up first is a performance at Soul Kitchen in Mobile on January 23. From there, the trio visits Birmingham, Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, Charleston, Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando before concluding...
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  • Marco Benevento finishes out 4th BigMeanBBQ
    Posted At: September 1, 2018 12:00 AM

    The 4th annual Big Mean Barbeque went off without a hitch this past weekend on August 24th and 25th. In my mind, the Big Mean BBQ IV was the best "bang for your buck" music festival all summer long and a lot more people needed to hear about this before it happened. The BBQ provided a place for several of the region's top acts to perform as well as a nationally touring act, all for a reasonable price ...
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  • Download Marco Benevento band's Jazz Fest show from Tipitina's / JamBase
    Posted At: May 17, 2018 12:00 AM

    Keyboardist Marco Benevento brought his band to the famed Tipitina's in New Orleans for a late night show during Jazz Fest on May 4. Benevento has shared an official recording of the performance as a free download via Royal Potato Family's website. Marco mixed the multi-track release himself. Marco's trio finds him joined by bassist Karina Rykman and drummer Andy Borger. The three-piece began the set...
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  • Ahead of spring tour, Marco Benevento releases free download from Saturn in Birmingham show / ShowTheShow
    Posted At: April 4, 2018 12:00 AM

    Ahead of his Spring Tour 2018, Marco Benevento has released a free download of his recent show at Saturn in Birmingham, Alabama. Recorded February 09, 2018, the stellar performance by Benevento and his band(Karina Rykman on bass and Andy Borger on drums) perfectly captures the magic of their high-intensity rock show. The evening kicks off with a full rendition of "The Story Of Fred Short" I-VII, whic...
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  • Marco Benevento advocates 'dream festival' at JRAD Capitol Theatre show / Live for Live Music
    Posted At: January 14, 2018 12:00 AM

    Last night, Joe Russo's Almost Dead returned to The Capitol Theatre for their second of three shows this weekend, their first run of 2018. Just like the previous night, JRAD played to a sold-out crowd at the historic venue, and incorporated new tunes from the Grateful Dead's catalogue and beyond into their song rotation. In addition to other numerable highlights, For the encore, the band creatively conti...
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  • Marco Benevento celebrates his birthday at The Capitol Theatre
    Posted At: July 23, 2017 12:00 AM

    Tonight, Sunday July 23, please join Portchester NY's Capitol Theatre in wishing keyboardist and musical mastermind extraordinaire, Marco Benevento, a very happy birthday!  Benevento will have sprinkled his magic dust at The Cap with Joe Russo's Almost Dead 12 times, including 3 shows as PhilRAD with Phil Lesh in 2014. He's also joined Phil Lesh & Friends as keyboardist and poured his heart ...
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  • Marco Benevento set for River Street Jazz Cafe / Scranton Times-Tribune
    Posted At: June 7, 2017 12:00 AM

    Garden State native Marco Benevento is no stranger to Northeast Pennsylvania. He has shared his singing and piano-playing talents with the area since 2004, and continues to come back because of its friendly people. "The hospitality from (local promoter) Tom Moran is the main reason we come back, " he said. "He is a great host, and the crowd we play for is great as well. It has been over a year since we p...
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  • Marco Benevento releases: Woodstock Sessions / offBEAT review
    Posted At: April 21, 2017 12:00 AM

    Locals probably know Marco best as a late-period member of Garage a Trois, unless you really keep your ear close to the New York experimental rock scene, in which case you may be familiar with his many scene collaborations, his artist collective Royal Potato Family, his self-owned studio called Fred Short, or his array of mostly instrumental solo releases. Benevento may have fully revealed himself with t...
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  • Reed Mathis takes 'Electric Beethoven' on the road / relix
    Posted At: January 20, 2017 12:00 AM

    Reed Mathis grew up in a family of classical musicians. His parents, grandparents and a number of aunts and uncles all pursued careers in the arts. But while the Oklahoma-raised Mathis shared their passion for producing sublime sounds, he gravitated toward jazz and rock orbits rather than exploring paths that would lead to an orchestral career.  The accomplished bass player was a founding member of ...
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  • Marco Benevento set to play Kingston NY's: BSP Lounge / Listen to WAMC interview
    Posted At: April 12, 2016 12:00 AM

    Marco Benevento has played with everyone from members of Phish and Tortoise to Brad Mehldau. Benevento's new solo album is called The Story of Fred Short, named for the Native American man who once lived on his land in Upstate New York. The album is the follow-up to 2014's Swift, which found Marco singing for the first time and honing his psych rock and late night dance party sensibilities. The Story...
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  • Marco Benevento Discusses His Musical Career@Mountain Jam 2015
    Posted At: June 7, 2015 12:00 AM

    Aside from festival founder and all-around jam master Warren Haynes, there may be no more prolific Mountain Jam artist at this year's event than Marco Benevento. On Thursday night (June 4), Benevento and his band – drummer Andrew Borger and Ween bassist Dave Dreiwitz - rocked the West Stage at Hunter Mountain, N.Y., with two solid sets; the following day, Benevento and Joe Russo's Almost Dead took ...
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  • Pregame Playlist: Marco Benevento's picks / Spectrum
    Posted At: April 10, 2015 12:00 AM

    With a live setup that involves an acoustic piano connected to guitar pickups, pedal effects, and circuit-bent children's toys, Marco Benevento has an ear for innovation. Benevento is set to perform at the Funk ‘N Bowl Superjam at the Brooklyn Bowl on April 14 along with members of legendary funk groups Lettuce, Snarky Puppy, and Soulive. Lucky for us, he was able to send over a special playlist of...
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  • Marco Benevento Returns To SF's Independent / Beyond Chron
    Posted At: March 9, 2015 12:00 AM

    One of my favorite keyboardists is the extraordinary Marco Benevento. His work with drummer Joe Russo still remains one of my all-time, favorite keyboard/drum duos. Although the duo ceased operations a few years ago, they re-emerged in a quartet last year at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, and continue to perform with a variety of solo projects. After a great show last year, Benevento and his latest g...
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  • Marco Benevento plays Austin / KUTX feature and streams
    Posted At: February 28, 2015 12:00 AM

    Pianist Marco Benevento occupies an amorphous space between jazz and indie rock, delivering adventurous and catchy melodies with a wash of sunshine. A highly active and innovative musician, Benevento started performing with the Jazz Farmers, followed by the Benevento-Russo Duo in which he partnered with drummer Joe Russo, until starting to lead his own band in 2006. His mainly instrumental releases are r...
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  • Marco Benevento performs live from Studio A on WCBE: Global Village
    Posted At: November 5, 2014 12:00 AM

    Brooklyn's piano rocker Marco Benevento will play a few songs during Ohio's WCBE: Global Village before he heads out of Columbus from his show on Thursday Nov. 6th at Woodland's Tavern! Benevento is currently on tour in support of his new release, Swift. Tune in to hear Marco Benevento perform live on WCBE Friday, November 7th at 2pm....
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  • Marco Benevento sings on new album
    Posted At: September 14, 2014 12:00 AM

    Marco Benevento introduces a new element on his album Swift - his voice. Always a singer, Benevento drifted away from vocal work while he was studying jazz piano at the Berklee College of Music, but started singing again a few years ago when he covered 'The Bands' classic "The Last Waltz." Since moving from New Orleans to Woodstock, Benevento has worked more as a singer. He finds that hi...
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  • Marco Benevento plays Asbury Park NJ - The Saint / UpstateLIVE review
    Posted At: June 24, 2014 12:00 AM

    New Jersey native Marco Benevento took the stage at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ for a weekend of live music in a most intimate setting. The Saint, with a max capacity of 150, is one of the last small sized venues of its kind. If you haven't had a chance to catch a show at The Saint, the diminutive size becomes a catalyst for a most memorable experience. Friday night was filled with instrumental...
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  • Marco Benevento plays Nietzsche?s in Buffalo / Upstate Live Interview
    Posted At: May 15, 2014 12:00 AM

    Marco Benevento is coming to Buffalo tomorrow Friday May 16 for an intimate night of music at Nietzsche's.  The experimental pianist, who's known for his engaging live show, will be joined by his band which features Dave Dreiwitz on bass and Andy Borger on drums.  The three were last in the area when they headlined the Night Lights Fall Music Festival this past September and fans of Marco have ...
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  • Marco Benevento will play various shows and afterparties during Nola - Jazz Fest
    Posted At: April 17, 2014 12:00 AM

    Marco Benevento will perform at various shows and afterparties during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival from April 25-May 4. Notable performances include a duo with Stanton Moore at Republic as well as shows sets with Garage a Trois, George Porter and Dave Dreiwitz, among others. On May 3, Benevento will headline the Royal Potato Family's fifth birthday celebration alongside The Band, JFJO&...
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  • Marco Benevento Will Return to Levon Helm's Barn this Friday Jan 10
    Posted At: January 5, 2014 12:00 AM

    Marco Benevento will return to Levon Helm's Woodstock, NY barn this Friday, January 10. The keyboardist, who relocated to a town near Woodstock a few years ago, will perform as part of Amy Helm's Friday Nights at Levon's Barn show. Throughout the night, Helm's band will feature Elizabeth Mitchell, Daniel Littleton, Connor Kennedy, Lee Falco, Justin Guip and Byron Isaacs. Benevento, Ambrosia Parsley &...
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  • Marco Benevento plays the Cutting Room in New York TONIGHT!!
    Posted At: November 16, 2013 12:00 AM

    For more than a decade pianist/sound-sculptor/songwriter Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive resume of composition and collaboration. His studio albums have set forth a vision that connects the dots between Explosions In The Sky and Tortoise on one side, Brian Eno and Brad Mehldau on the other, while in the live setting his performances reverberate with pulsating dance rock energy. The 34-year...
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  • Marco Benevento plays River Street Jazz Cafe TONIGHT!! / Wilkes-Barre, PA
    Posted At: November 15, 2013 12:00 AM

    For more than a decade Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive résumé of composition and collaboration, sparking the interest of a seemingly endless list of acclaimed musicians, including Carl Newman, Mark Eitzel and Matt Chamberlain, all leading to collaborative efforts along the way. Benevento plays the River Street Jazz Café in Wilkes-Barre, PA, TONIGHT!...
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  • Marco Benevento plays 8x10 TONIGHT!! / Baltimore, MD
    Posted At: November 9, 2013 12:00 AM

    For more than a decade pianist/sound-sculptor/songwriter Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive resume of composition and collaboration. His studio albums have set forth a vision that connects the dots between Explosions In The Sky and Tortoise on one side, Brian Eno and Brad Mehldau on the other, while in the live setting his performances reverberate with pulsating dance rock energy. The 34-year...
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  • Marco Benevento plays The Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh, NC TONIGHT!!
    Posted At: November 8, 2013 12:00 AM

    For more than a decade Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive résumé of composition and collaboration, sparking the interest of a seemingly endless list of acclaimed musicians, including Carl Newman, Mark Eitzel and Matt Chamberlain, all leading to collaborative efforts along the way. Benevento comes in to The Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh, NC TONIGHT!! Friday November ...
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  • Marco Benevento plays The Camel in Richmond, VA TONIGHT!!!
    Posted At: November 7, 2013 12:00 AM

    For more than a decade Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive résumé of composition and collaboration, sparking the interest of a seemingly endless list of acclaimed musicians, including Carl Newman, Mark Eitzel and Matt Chamberlain, all leading to collaborative efforts along the way. TONIGHT!! Thursday November 7, Benevento plays: The Camel in Richmond, VA. Benevento&...
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  • Marco Benevento plays 'Hangtown Halloween Ball' TONIGHT!! / Placerville, CA
    Posted At: October 25, 2013 12:00 AM

    For more than a decade pianist/sound-sculptor/songwriter Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive resume of composition and collaboration. His studio albums have set forth a vision for music that connects the dots between Explosions In The Sky and Tortoise on one side, Brian Eno and Brad Mehldau on the other, while in the live setting his performances reverberate with pulsating dance rock energy. T...
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  • Marco Benevento plays Denver 's 'DazzleJazz' starting tonight
    Posted At: October 24, 2013 12:00 AM

    DazzleJazz presents an authentic Jazz Club experience unlike anything in Colorado. Great food, drink and music. Named "One of the Top 100 Jazz Club in the World" by Downbeat magazine and "Best Jazz Club" by Westword, we strive to be a positive and unique part of the Denver community. Marco Benevento plans to dazzle the crowd for 2 nights starting TONIGHT!! Wednesday October 23, and again tomorrow, T...
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  • Marco Benevento plays: 'Church' in Boston TONIGHT!!! w/Superhuman
    Posted At: October 19, 2013 12:00 AM

    Superhuman Happiness became known in Brooklyn for ecstatic dance parties at the famed club Zebulon where they'd often improvise extended versions of their songs. The band's reputation further grew upon touring nationally with artists like Rubblebucket, Marco Benevento, Sinkane and Red Baraat. Prior to recording 'Hands,' Superhuman Happiness released an EP and a series of 7-inch singles. T...
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  • Marco Benevento takes the 'Higher Ground' stage TONIGHT in Burlington, VT
    Posted At: October 18, 2013 12:00 AM

    For more than a decade pianist/sound-sculptor/songwriter Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive resume of composition and collaboration. His studio albums have set forth a vision for music that connects the dots between Explosions In The Sky and Tortoise on one side, Brian Eno and Brad Mehldau on the other, while in the live setting his performances reverberate with pulsating dance rock energy. T...
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