He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in nearby Burlington.
[1] In 2003, Giovino accompanied in concerts the Welsh musician John Cale, and played on his album, HoboSapiens in the same year.
With the group in 2010 they recorded the album Band of Joy.
[3] During his career he has collaborated with many other musicians, including Peter Parcek,[4] G. E. Smith, Norah Jones, Kylie Rae Harris, Malcolm Holcombe, and Patty Griffin.
[5] He also performed on the Deborah Bonham albums, Spirit (2013) and Bonham-Bullick (2022).