A few months back, our very own Ryan Dembinsky headed over to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s New York City Annex for a great profile on the relatively
This night’s trio, assembled on the occasion of the CD release party for Marco's new cover rich album Me Not Me, consisted of Marco on keys, Andrew Barr on drums and Marc Friedman on bass. Andrew’s brother Brad opened the show solo, demonstrating his wide range on both the acoustic and electric guitar while covering most of his recent acoustic release, The Fall Apartment:
With the Inauguration a week away a veritable who’s who of the music industry will descend upon our nation’s capital to help celebrate the swearing in of our 44th president
Marco
Following in a tradition of fusion era artists, Marco Benevento has blurred the lines between these two traditions with his heralded experimentation in The Duo, and currently The Marco Benevento Trio, featuring bassist Reed Mathis and drummer Matt Chamberlain.
After back-to-back accomplished albums with the Benevento/Russo Duo—Best Reason to Buy the Sun (2005) and Play Pause Stop (2006)—Marco Benevento strikes out on his own with Invisible Baby. While once again roaming across genres, Benevento still maintains firm jazz roots, producing an updated organ trio sound injected with darker, post-rock elements.
Imagine going to a music school and studying with musicians who later would go on to form bands like The Slip and the Benevento/Russo Duo. What a crazy time it must have been for Marc Friedman, Andrew Barr and Marco Benevento when they attended classes together before they went on to form their revered bands. Their bond still holds strong, as was evidenced at their show to close out
