StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Marco Benevento

This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring keyboardist Marco Benevento, who will be in St. Louis to perform next Wednesday, November 13 at the Old Rock House.

Benevento, who last played here in November 2014 at 2720 Cherokee, is touring in support of Let It Slide, his new album released in September. While he initially made his reputation playing mostly instrumental music on the jam band circuit, in recent years Benevento has turned more toward pop song forms and danceable grooves, and added his own vocals to the mix.

Those features are clearly in evidence on Let It Slide, which was produced by Leon Michels, who has worked with artists including Dr. John and soul singers Charles Bradley and Lee Fields. And so one challenge now for Benevento - and, arguably, for every artist whose sound evolves significantly over the course of their career - is being able to please current fans while also bringing new ones into the fold.

How well does he succeed? Well, you can decide for yourself by checking out these videos, all recorded in the last year, starting up above with a clip of Benevento performing "Greenpoint" in February 2019 at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival in Colorado.

After the jump, you can see Benevento playing "Oh Baby Can't You See" in July 2019 on Adult Swim's "FishCenter," followed by a video of four tunes recorded in September at Paste Studio in New York City.

For a deeper dive, there then are three full shows, recorded in August at the "Alive at 5" outdoor concert series in Albany, NY; in May at Ardmore Music Hall in Philadelphia; and in July at the Levitate Music & Arts Festival in Marshfield, MA.

For more about Marco Benevento and Let It Slide, read his recent interview with the alt-weekly Maine Edge and the feature about him published earlier this year on Relix.com, and listen to him on an episode of the Jambase.com podcast from last month.

You can see the rest of today's videos after the jump...