Voted by 2020 Downbeat Critics Poll Rising star Alto Saxophonist and Up and Coming Artist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association, Charismatic and dynamic saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin fuses traditional conceptions of Jazz, HipHop, and Soul.
Benjamin’s latest and forth studio album Phoenix was released earlier this year. The far-reaching new album finds the tour-de-force saxophonist in a poised and profoundly individual position alongside an all-star cast of musicians. The album was produced by the multi-Grammy-award winning Terri Lyne Carrington.
Lakecia Benjamin – alto saxophone,
Zaccai Curtis – piano,
EJ Strickland – drums,
Ivan Taylor – bass
