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Lakecia Benjamin

Since 1982

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Thu Oct 22 Philadelphia, United States · Ensemble Arts Philly Tickets
Fri Oct 23 New York, United States · Carnegie Hall Tickets
Sat Nov 14 Groningen, Netherlands · De OosterpoortRockit Festival · with N∆BOU Tickets
Sun Nov 15 Amsterdam, Netherlands · Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ Tickets
Tue Nov 17 Leverkusen, Germany · Bayer Erholungshaus Tickets
Thu Nov 19 Lausanne, Switzerland · Jumeaux Jazz Club Tickets
Fri Nov 20 Zurich, Switzerland · Moods Tickets
Sat Nov 21 Schaan, Liechtenstein · TAK Theater Liechtenstein Tickets
Sun Nov 22 München, Germany · Bergson Kunstkraftwerk Tickets
Thu Jan 14 New York, United States · Le Poisson Rouge Tickets
Sun Jan 17 Tucson, United States · La Rosa Tickets
Mon Jan 18 Denver, United States · Dazzle Denver Tickets
Fri Mar 12 Murcia, Spain · Teatro Circo MurciaMurcia Jazz Festival 2027 Details
Sat Mar 13 Utrecht, Netherlands · TivoliVredenburgTransition Festival 2027 Tickets
Sun Mar 14 Katowice, Poland · National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Tickets
Thu Apr 15 Frankfurt Am Main, Germany · hr-Sendesaal - Hessischer Rundfunk Tickets
Fri Apr 16 Darmstadt, Germany · Centralstation Tickets
Fri Oct 29 Merzhausen, Germany · Forum Merzhausen Tickets

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Lakecia Benjamin is an American jazz, funk, and R&B saxophonist.

Benjamin was born and raised in New York City. She grew up in a Dominican neighborhood in Washington Heights, Manhattan and played merengue, salsa, and Latin music.

As a touring musician she has performed with Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys. She has performed on four continents, for President Barack Obama's 2009 Inauguration, and with Clark Terry, Reggie Workman, Rashied Ali, the David Murray Big Band, Vanessa Rubin, and James Blood Ulmer. She started the band Soul Squad to showcase her compositions.

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Lakecia Benjamin est une saxophoniste, compositrice et enseignante américaine vivant à New York.

Elle joue aux côtés de Missy Elliott, d'Alicia Keys ou de Stevie Wonder. Ses premiers albums proposent une musique jazz-funk et soul. En 2020, l'album Pursuance: The Coltranes rend hommage à Alice et John Coltrane. Après un grave accident de voiture, elle revient en 2023 avec un album intitulé Phoenix.

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