Marco Benevento is always great to see live. He was perfectly placed in the middle of the day, when the sun is shining bright and everyone could see that big goofy grin on his face. It’s just too bad his set was so short, timing less than 45 minutes long. He came out onstage with armfuls of t-shirts to spread onto the crowd as he opened up with some of his best material like “Bus Ride” and “Greenpoint“. Marco’s bright, energetic music re-invigorated All Good audiences, a clean but easy break from the bluesy soul JJ Grey & MOFRO. With the same amount of soul behind him, Marco’s circuit bending, rock-oriented approach at piano continues to redefine contemporary jazz in refreshing and light-hearted ways.
journalism by M E G A L O M A N D E E