Last night marked the opening of the prized Mountain Jam Music Festival, featuring some choice performances for a Thursday night celebration. Among those was the great pianist Marco Benevento, who continues to turn heads with a combination of showmanship and musicianship. For his first of two scheduled Mountain Jam sets, Benevento gave fans something they wanted to hear: a tribute to the late great David Bowie.

The connection between Benevento and Bowie is an interesting one actually, as Bowie was on hand for Benevento’s graduation from music school. Benevento’s and Bowie’s paths would only cross the one time, when David Bowie handed Marco Benevento his diploma. The pianist returned the favor by putting Bowie’s music on full display last night, rocking through the classics with support from Superhuman Happiness.

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Check out a video of “Jean Genie,” below, thanks to Josh Timmermans.

 

The band also welcomed out a number of great special guests throughout, including Warren Haynes, Aaron Lieberman, Woodstock Day School Choir,Andrea Diaz, Karina Rykman, and Mikaela Davis.

Mountain Jam continues throughout the weekend with Wilco, Beck, Gov’t Mule and more! Check out the full setlist from the tribute below:

Setlist: Marco Benevento + Superhuman Happiness Tribute To David Bowie at Mountain Jam, Hunter Mountain, NY – 6/2/16

Set 1: Andy Warhol, Soul Love, Jean Genie (w/ Aaron Lieberman), Oh You Pretty Things (w/ Aaron Lieberman), The Story Of Fred Short (parts 1-3), Kooks, Life on Mars?, Limbs Of A Pine, Young Americans (w/ Woodstock Day School Choir)

Set 2: Rebel Rebel (w Warren Haynes + Aaron Lieberman), Let’s Dance (w Warren Haynes + Aaron Lieberman, vocals by Andrea Diaz), Queen Bitch (w/ Karina Rykman, vocals by Dave Dreiwitz), Dropkick At The Show (w/ Aaron Lieberman, )Heroes (w/ Mikaela Davis), Let’s Spend The Night Together (w/ Mikaela Davis), Changes 

[Photos by Patrick Hughes]