Benmont Tench was a founding member of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and has spent decades as a session musician and ...

Tench has played on records by Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, the Replacements, John Prine, ...

Courtney Barnett, The Kills' Alison Mosshart and The National's Matt Berninger, with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea ...

In 1976, the band morphed into Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and they were on their way. Hit after hit, the band took that southern rock sound and conquered the globe. Tench was there, stage right, ...

Patti Smith, an icon of many faces, was fittingly honored with a star-studded concert at Carnegie Hall’s revered Stern Auditorium on March 26. The show, titled “People Have The Power: A ...

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Benmont Tench has not really been out of sight for any truly extended stretch since the Heartbreakers necessarily went their separate ways …. at least not if you have strong eyesight. Since the death ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ keyboardist Benmont Tench, the Rolling Stones’ drummer Steve Jordan, and guitarist Charlie Sexton. The National‘s Matt Berninger kicked off the night with ...

Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench The concert was the latest in this format presented by veteran promoter and Knitting Factory founder Michael Dorf, who has staged 20 of them since 2006’s ...

Tony Shanahan, a frequent collaborator of Smith’s, served as the event’s musical director and led a house a band also featuring Flea, Steve Jordan, Charlie Sexton, and Benmont Tench. The setlist ...

The house band included longtime Smith sidemen Lenny Kaye and Tony Shanahan, as well as Flea and Tom Petty keyboardist Benmont Tench. Jim Jarmusch, Scarlett Johansson, and Sean Penn came out to ...