''Live At Tonic'' is an album by keyboardist

Marco Benevento Marco Benevento (born July 22, 1977) is an American pianist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, who has been a fixture of the New York experimental music rock and jazz scene since 1999. He is the founder and recording e ...

. Benevento invited his old friend Andy Hurwitz (Ropeadope label boss) along to document the proceedings. Alternating between group and solo performance, Benevento played two sets a night and was joined by a different cast of musical co-conspirators for each show. The highlights were edited down, mixed and matched and presented here on three discs of wide-eyed, daringly fierce and cosmically joyous music entitled ''Marco Benevento--Live At Tonic''. Liner notes state, "recorded live at Tonic, 107 Norfolk Street, New York, NY (R.I.P.)"

Track listings

*''Disc One:
'' 1) Clouds
2) Record Book
3) Fearless
4) The Arrival of Greatness
5) Sabbath
6) The Night Before October
7) Carnival of Souls
8) Prestidigitation
9) Moonglow

*''Disc Two:
'' 1)Pep Hippo
2)We're Using Time for Fun
3)Seems So Long Ago Nancy
4) You Must Be a Lion
5) Intro
6) Nobody Does It Better
7) Executive Session
8) Elmer's Tune

*''Disc Three:
'' 1) Bye Ya!
2) The Weathermen
3) Diego Garcia
4) Church of God Victory
5) Chalaza
6) Teardrop Tea
7) Birthday Boy
8) Gimme Some Lovin
9) Sing Sing Sing

Musician credits

*Solo (November 15, 2006) disc 1: tracks 4,7; disc 2: track 3; disc 3: tracks 1,7 *Duo with

Mike Gordon Michael Eliot Gordon (born June 3, 1965) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist most recognized as a founding member of the band Phish. In addition to bass, Gordon is an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano and guitar. He ...

(November 1, 2006) disc 1: track 9; disc 2: track 8; disc 3: track 9 *Trio with

Reed Mathis Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * R ...

and

Matt Chamberlain Matthew Chamberlain (born April 17, 1967) is an American session musician, drummer, producer and songwriter. Biography Life and career Chamberlain was born in San Pedro, California on April 17, 1967. He began learning how to play the drums ...

(November 29, 2006) disc 1: tracks 1,2,3,5; disc 2: 2,4,5,6 *Drum Night with

Bobby Previte Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...

, Joe Russo and Mike Dillon (November 22, 2006) disc 1: track 6; disc 3: tracks 2,3,5,8 *Quartet with

Dave Dreiwitz Dave Dreiwitz (born January 2, 1966) is a multi-instrumentalist, best known as the bassist for the band Ween since 1997. Biography Dave Dreiwitz was born on January 2, 1966, in New York City, New York to traditional jazz musician parents, Richa ...

, Steven Bernstein and Claude Coleman (November 8, 2006) disc 1: track 8; disc 2: tracks 1,7: disc 3: tracks 4,6 *with

Scott Metzger Scott Metzger (born October 12, 1977) is an American guitarist. His work touches on many styles including psychedelic rock, soul, country, jazz, and surf rock. His collaborations with other artists include Phil Lesh, John Scofield, Joe Russo, J ...

disc 1: track 7; disc 3: track 7

External links

Tonic
official website Marco Benevento albums 2007 live albums Ropeadope Records live albums