Marco Benevento (born July 7, 1977 in Livingston, New Jersey) is a keyboardist and composer from Brooklyn, New York, best known for his music with the Benevento/Russo Duo. Biography He was born in Livingston, New Jersey in 1977 and grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey. He began playing piano at age seven, and discovered jazz and improvised music at age fifteen. He graduated from Ramapo High in 1995 and Berklee College of Music in 1999. He was a member of The Jazz Farmers from 2000?2001, and has been a regular on the New York City contemporary, experimental jazz scene for years. Benevento has studied under and played alongside teachers like Kenny Werner, Brad Mehldau, and Joanne Brackeen; and band-mates like Matt Chamberlain, Steven Bernstein, Wayne Krantz, Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Mike Gordon and Trey Anastasio. Benevento is one half of the Benevento/Russo Duo, an instrumental indie rock, post-jazz experimental b