Marco Benevento's Debut Studio Album: Invisible Baby


Photo by Greg Aiello

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). Having earned a multitude of young fans and critical acclaim for his visionary electric keyboard work as one half of post rock instrumentalists The Benevento/Russo Duo, here Benevento utilizes acoustic piano as his main voice. His instincts, however, for arranging sound in fresh and unexpected ways remain firmly intact. On Invisible Baby's eight original compositions, Benevento runs his piano through projector amps and Leslie speakers, coloring the tracks with Mellotron, Speak N Spell, banjo, a vintage church pump organ and all sorts of circuit bent toys which have become his trademark.

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MARCO BENEVENTO & FRIENDS
Three Remaining Shows at Sullivan Hall!
MARCO with Stanton Moore and Marc Friedman
plus David Fiuczynski's KiF
date: Thursday - 1/17/2008
info: 8:30pm | 18 & Up | $20
links:
MARCO with Skerik, Calvin Weston and Billy Martin
date: Thursday - 1/24/2008
info: 8:30pm | 18 & Up | $20
links:
MARCO with Reed Mathis and Andrew Barr
CD Release Party!
date: Thursday - 1/31/2008
info: 8:30pm | 18 & Up | $20
links:
Listen to Marco on Soundcheck with John Schaefer
on 93.9 WNYC on Wednesday Jan 16th at 2pm.
www.wnyc.com/shows/soundcheck
Sullivan Hall | 214 Sullivan St. | Btwn Bleecker & W. 3rd | New York, NY

More Upcoming Shows:
February 19 / Vassar College / Poughkeepsie, NY
February 20 / Revolution Hall / Troy, NY
February 21 / The Bearsville Theater / Woodstock, NY
February 22 / Mexicali Blues / Teaneck, NJ
February 23 / World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, PA
For more information please visit www.marcobenevento.com.