Marco Benevento

12.05.2011

PHOTOS / WORDS: Marco Benevento Trio @ The Independent, SF 12/4/11

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Marco Benevento did his best to keep a San Francisco audience perfectly satisfied last night as he brought his trio into town (this time with Reed Mathis on bass and Andy Borger on drums), but it was clear from the energy in the room that everyone had spent themselves out on a crazy Saturday night. [...]

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12.02.2011

Jam Cruise 10: Let the countdown begin!

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The final additions and tweaks have been made to the JamCruise schedule, which means we’re getting into the home stretch. Jamuary is right around the corner! One of the best things about the cruise is the interaction with the musicians on the boat, and getting to chill with them in close quarters. Whether it’s the [...]

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11.28.2011

WATCH: Marco Benevento Trio @ Bear Creek 2011

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Thanks to CHeeSeHeaDPRoDuCTioNS and Funk It, an insane amount of high-quality videos have surfaced since the Bear Creek Music Festival ended over a week ago. For fans of the Jazz Fest late night scene, it doesn’t get much better than Bear Creek’s yearly lineup offerings and this year’s festival appeared to be quite a huge [...]

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11.16.2011

VIDEO: 2011 Bear Creek Music Festival Mashup

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Randy over at Funk It! does some amazing videography work and this might be his best yet – a 16-minute video that manages to blow through 26 different performances from the 2011 Bear Creek Music Festival. Apparently Mr. Funk It managed to capture over 14 hours of footage from the weekend so expect a lot [...]

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11.14.2011

LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar (Nov. 14-20)

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The NYC concert calendar chills out a bit this week. But there’s still plenty of action, including a jam-packed weekend of shows that’s going to set up some tough decisions….

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10.24.2011

VIDEO: Marco Benevento Trio (with Mike Gordon) – “Twin Killers” (Live in Burlington)

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10.19.2011

TOUR DATES: Steve Kimock & Friends @ Quixote’s, Brooklyn Bowl, Martyr’s

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(updated on 10/20/11 for Chicago additions) Longtime readers already know that I’ve got a sweet spot in my heart (er, ears) for Steve Kimock. That’s especially true when Steve — in one of his many and varied musical projects — links up with funky-ass bassman, Bobby Vega. I documented one of my favorite Kimock & [...]

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10.18.2011

Jam Cruise Sold Out; Schedule Teases Abound!

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Jam Cruise has sold out!

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10.11.2011

Marco Benevento: Tour Dates, “Fearless” MP3

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Tour dates and MP3 of “Fearless” both came out of the Marco PR camp the other day…

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10.10.2011

LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar – Oct 10 – 16

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This week in NYC shows, there’s some great jazz, including Pat Metheny (Tues @ The Blue Note), Wynton Marsalis (Fri & Sat @ Lincoln Center), and Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman (Sun @ Bailey Hall). Other than some classic jazz, there’s a nice mix of funk, folk, rock, and a ton of live electronic dance music to round out the week.

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