WNYC invited Marco to their studio for a live interview and a solo performance of "Bus Ride", from his new album "Invisible Baby". 01.16.08; bus ride; invisible baby; marcobenevento; wnyc; Marco encores with a lovely ditty full of circuit-bent toys on a tune he wrote entitled, "The Arrival of Greatness". He performed solo on the thrid of five nights at New York's now-defunct jazz club Tonic. The 3-disc release is on Ropadope Records.; Marco; live at tonic; marco benevento; tonic; Marco covers Carly Simon's 1977 hit "Nobody Does It Better" to close out his Solo evening of his five-night residency at the now-defunct Tonic in New York CIty. The 3-disc release is available on Ropeadope Records. 11.15.06; Marco; New York; live at tonic; marcobenevento; tonic; Marco pays homage to Thelonius Monk with this elegant rendition of Bye-Ya. Marco played solo on the third of five nights of his Tonic residency in New York City. 11.15.06; Marco Benevento performs a solo version of the Benevento-Russo Duo staple "Welcome Red" during his reisdency at Tonic in New York City. 11.15.06; New York; benevento russo duo; live at tonic; live music; marco benevento; tonic; welcome red; Marco and Joe celebrated 5 years of togetherness at The Knitting Factory's Old Office in December of 2006. This second encore features the Duo classic Becky, with the adiitional splashiness of Marco drenching Joe's cymbals with Pabst Blue Ribbon.; Benvento-Russo Duo; Joe Russo; New York; marco benevento; the duo; the knitting factory; Marco and Joe deliver the ever-funky Hamp's Hump with a funked-up Rudoplh jam at the packed house at the Knitting Factory Old Office. This show was a celebration of The Duo's 5-Year Anniversary. December 28, 2006.; Joe Russo; New York; benevento russo duo; live music; marco benevento; the duo; the knitting factory; Marco and Joe presented a re-arranged version of Soba for their acoustic performance at The Knitting Factory on April 19, 2007. The drew inspiration from the idea of covering their own tunes: Duo Does Duo. This show kicked off the Green Apple Fest.; Benvento-Russo Duo; Joe Russo; New York; benevento russo duo; live music; marco benevento; marcobenevento; the duo; the knitting factory; Marco Benevento is joined by Scott Metzger to play "Carnival of Souls" by Combustible Edison at Tonic, New York, NY. Marco performed each Wednesday in November of 2006 at the now-defunct jazz club Tonic on New York's Lower East Side. 11.15.06; marcobenevento scottmetzger tonic ropeadope livemusic carnivalof; Marco joined drummer Bobby Previte on the final night of Bobby's 5-night stand at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Center. The full 5-DVD set is available for purchase at www.bobbyprevite.com, featuring Marco, Skerik, E Sharp, etc. Improv #2 - 04.28.07; Benvento-Russo Duo; New York; bobby previte; live music; lower manhattan cultural center; marco benevento; Marco Benevento is joined by Matt Chamberlain& Reed Mathis at Tonic in New York City perfroming "Sabbath" (by Brad Mehldau & M. Chamberlain) 11.30.06; Marcobenevento reedmathis mattchamberlain tonic sabbath liveatto; Marco performs "Clouds" by Quasi with Matt Chamberlain on drums and Reed Mathis on bass on the final night of his reisdency at Tonic in November of 2006. 11.30.06; New York; clouds; live at tonic; marco benevento; matt chamberlain; quasi; reed mathis; ropeadope; tonic; Marco Benevento plays "Sing Sing Sing" by Benny Goodman with Mike Gordon from Phish (and impromptu guest brad Barr from The Slip) at Tonic in New York, NY 11.01.06; marcobenevento mikegordon tonic beneventorussoduo bradbarr benny; Brad Barr accompanied The Duo on a mini-tour through the Northeast in mid-November 2007, adding a new layer to the songs we've come to know Marco and Joe hammer home. "Powder" features both Brad and Joe on guitar at the top of the tune. 11.17.07 ; Joe Russo; Marco; Northampton; Pearl Street; The Slip; benevento-russo duo; brad barr; marco benevento; the duo; Mike Gordon holds down the bass for The Duo in this funky excerpt from their New Years Show in Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL. 12.30.05 Video provided by Jason Mccord.; Benvento-Russo Duo; Joe Russo; Mike Gordon; benevento russo duo; live music; marco benevento; marcobenevento; the duo; Marco Benevento invited 3 of New York's finest drummers to join him on the 4th evening of his 5-week residency at the now-defunct jazz club Tonic. Joe Russo, Bobby Previte, and Mike Dillon keep the beats while Marco mans the keys. 11.22.06 Set 1 ; marcobenevento joerusso beneventorussoduo theduo mikedillon bobb; Marco was joined by horn master Steven Bernstein and half of Ween, drummer Claude Coleman and Bass player Dave Dreiwitz on the second night of his residency at Tonic. 11.08.06 ; Marco was joined by horn master Steven Bernstein and half of Ween, drummer Claude Coleman and Bass player Dave Dreiwitz on the second night of his residency at Tonic. 11.08.06 ; Scott Metzger rips the middle right out of "The Ocean" as the quartet known as "Bustle In Your Hedgerow" perform in the asbury Park Bowling Lanes on the Jersey Shore. ; Joe Russo; LED ZEPPELIN; New Jersey; Scott Metzger; asbury park; benevento russo duo; bustle in your hedgerow; dave dreiwitz; marco benvento; Marco Benevento, Joe Russo, Dave Dreiwitz, and Scott Metzger cover Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" at the Independent in San Francisco, CA. 05.11.07; Joe Russo; Kashmir; LED ZEPPELIN; San Francisco; Scott Metzger; benevento russo duo; bustle in your hedgerow; dave dreiwitz; marco benevento; the independent; Available on Hyena Records. INVISIBLE BABY features Matt Chamberlain (Fiona Apple, Tori Amos) and Andrew Barr (The Slip) on drums, and Reed Mathis (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) on bass. Video produced by Karina Mackenzie at Shine A Light Productions.; JFJO; marco benevento; andrew barr; benevento russo duo; hyena records; invisible baby; matt chamberlain; reed mathis; shine a light productions; the duo; theslip; This video features highlights from Marco's residency at the now-defunct club Tonic in New York City in November of 2006. Marco played five Wednesdays and invited friends like Mike Gordon, Bobby Previte, Reed Mathis and many others to join him.; Benvento-Russo Duo; Joe Russo; brad barr; live at tonic; live music; marco benevento; matt chamberlain; Mike Gordon; reed mathis; ropeadope; steven bernstein; tonic; Marco sits down with John Schaefer during WNYC's "Soundcheck" to discuss Marco's solo career, the status of the Duo, what makes Marco's piano trio different, and Marco's Tuba Sunshine T-Shirts. 01.16.08 Special thanks to WNYC for their co-operation; New York; benevento russo duo; benevento-russo duo; hyena records; invisible baby; marco benevento; matt chamberlain; reed mathis; The MK Groove Orchestra invited Marco Benevento to sit in as a special guest for their Late Night Groove appearance at the Blue Note in New York City. This is a sped-up, big-band version of the Benevento/Russo Duo ballad, "Mephisto".; marco marcobenevento mkgrooveorchestra bluenote mephisto newyork; Marco sits in with the MK Groove Orchestra for their Late NIght Groove Series performance at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. Here they play the theme from "Electric Surfboard". 04.14.07; marco marcobenevento mkgrooveorchestra bluenote electricsurfboar; The MK Groove Orchestra asked Marco Benevento to sit in as special guest for their Late Night Groove Series show at the legendary Blue Note in New York City. Watch Marco try to wake up a late night patron in front of his organ... ; The MK Groove Orchestra asked Marco Benevento to sit in as special guest for their Late Night Groove Series show at the legendary Blue Note in New York City. Marco contributes keys to "Spear For Moon Dog" by Jimmy McGriff. 04.14.07; The MK Groove Orchestra with Special Guest Marco Benevento perform "Spinning Wheel" Live at The Blue Note as part of their late night groove series. 04.14.06; benevento russo duo; bluenote; live music; Marco; marcobenevento; mkgrooveorchestra; New York; spinning wheel; Marco Benevento tells us how he really feels about the other half of the Benevento/Russo Duo... This spontaneous outburst of love was let loose after a performance by Marco & Bobby Previte at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Center on 4.28.06; marcobenevento joerusso beneventorussoduo theduo; Open Apple F: FIND FRIENDS!! Marco looks for companions in his computer pre-show at Pearl Street Club in Northampton, MA on November 17, 2007. The Duo invited Brad Barr to join them for 3 special shows in the northeast.; Benvento-Russo Duo; Joe Russo; Northampton; Pearl Street; benevento russo duo; live music; marco benevento; the duo; Joe and Marco discuss their inspiration for doing an acoustic performance at the Knitting Factory in April of 2007, where they were invited to play the kick-off performance for the Green Apple Music Festival. ; Benvento-Russo Duo; Joe Russo; New York; benevento russo duo; live music; marco benevento; marcobenevento; the duo; Marco and Joe work out the arrangement for an acoustic version of "Welcome Red", to be performed at The Knitting Factory later that week to kick-off the Green Apple Music Festival.; Benvento-Russo Duo; Joe Russo; New York; benevento russo duo; marco benevento; marcobenevento; the duo; Because if Marco had to pick any pub in the world to love, it would clearly be one belonging to Joe. After-show footage from Marco's "Live at Tonic" CD Release show, featuring Reed Mathis & Andrew Barr. 10.17.07; Benvento-Russo Duo; Joe Russo; New York; andrew barr; joes pub; live at tonic; marco benevento; reed mathis; Welcome to the world of all-things-marco... http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1316333415http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1184465775