MARCO BENEVENTO with very special guest DAVE DREIWITZ

Marco Benevento has always moved like someone who understands the studio as its own instrument, not just a room where the toys are. Long before he began popping up on stages with Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, and in the liner notes of albums by Clairo and Leon Bridges, Benevento was already thinking like a producer — listening for texture, tension and negative space, and the strange emotional alchemy that occurs when groove and curiosity collide.

Across several albums and a touring life that’s taken him from Coachella to Newport Jazz Festival, Fuji Rock to Bonnaroo, Benevento has cultivated a devoted fanbase by refusing genre loyalty. Jazz, rock, psych, funk, indie — these aren’t lanes so much as raw materials. The Los Angeles Times once described his approach as a “genre-blind mashup,” while NPR Music praised his ability to balance “the thrust of rock, the questing of jazz and the experimental ecstasy of jam.” That balance has become his calling card in the studio, where his sensitivity to arrangement and mood has made him a sought-after collaborator for artists working in vast universes.

As a collaborator, Benevento’s résumé reads like a map of modern, genre-fluid music: Clairo’s intimate pop, Kali Uchis’ velvet psychedelia, Kevin Morby’s pastoral indie rock, Lady Wray’s deep-pocketed funk. Wherever he’s working, Benevento brings the same sensibility: respect the song, then gently bend it until it reveals something new. His keyboards frame, color, and converse.

Dave Driewitz

Joining him for this special evening is longtime friend and collaborator Dave Dreiwitz, a masterful multi-instrumentalist best known as the bassist for the legendary band Ween and a founding member of Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. Dreiwitz has played with Marco for years as part of his trio and shares a deep musical chemistry that fuels their improvisational flair. With a resume that spans psychedelic rock (Tiny Lights), punk (Instant Death), and experimental jazz, Dreiwitz adds a dynamic rhythmic backbone to Benevento’s adventurous soundscapes. His performances are marked by groove, grit, and a playful virtuosity on bass, trumpet, and beyond.