'Phoenix' is a double metaphor. Lakecia Benjamin refers to the NYC she grew up in and watched slowly die during the pandemic and then come back to life. But it is also a personal reference to the death which she miraculously escaped from in the Fall of 2021 following a serious car accident. 'Phoenix' incl. Terri Lyne Carrington, Patrice Rushen, Dianne Reeves, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Sonia Sanchez, Angela Davis , and Wayne Shorter. #GRAMMYs voters: FYC: Best Jazz Instrumental Album (Produced by 4x
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'Phoenix' is a double metaphor. Lakecia Benjamin refers to the NYC she grew up in and watched slowly die during the pandemic and then come back to life. But it is also a personal reference to the death which she miraculously escaped from in the Fall of 2021 following a serious car accident. 'Phoenix' incl. Terri Lyne Carrington, Patrice Rushen, Dianne Reeves, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Sonia Sanchez, Angela Davis , and Wayne Shorter. #GRAMMYs voters: FYC: Best Jazz Instrumental Album (Produced by 4x
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Lakecia Benjamin Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio &... | AllMusic
Lakecia Benjamin Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio &... | AllMusic
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Pursuance: The Coltranes – Lakecia Benjamin Review | All About Jazz
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Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix
Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix
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🚨 Lakecia Benjamin's new album is finally here! 🎷With front cover features on Jazzwise, the New York Times Arts section, and DownBeat Magazine, we are excited for you to check out “Phoenix” on your favorite music-listening platform (link below)! 🎧 https://bit.ly/PhoenixAlbum #LakeciaBenjamin #ConnSelmerFamily #YanagisawaFamily #YanagisawaSaxophone #ConnSelmer #AltoSaxophone #JazzMusician | Conn Selmer
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🚨 Lakecia Benjamin's new album is finally here! 🎷With front cover features on Jazzwise, the New York Times Arts section, and DownBeat Magazine, we are excited for you to check out “Phoenix” on your favorite music-listening platform (link below)! 🎧 https://bit.ly/PhoenixAlbum #LakeciaBenjamin #ConnSelmerFamily #YanagisawaFamily #YanagisawaSaxophone #ConnSelmer #AltoSaxophone #JazzMusician | Conn Selmer
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Phoenix Reimagined (Live) – Lakecia Benjamin Review | All About Jazz
Phoenix Reimagined (Live) – Lakecia Benjamin Review | All About Jazz
Jul 7, 2024
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The incredible Angie Swan Music and 3x GRAMMY-nominated alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin join Louis Cato and The Late Show Band for an exclusive sneak peek of Lakecia Benjamin’s album: #PhoenixReimagined, out July 12th! #Colbert #commercialbreakdown Nêgah Santos Endea Owens | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The incredible Angie Swan Music and 3x GRAMMY-nominated alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin join Louis Cato and The Late Show Band for an exclusive sneak peek of Lakecia Benjamin’s album: #PhoenixReimagined, out July 12th! #Colbert #commercialbreakdown Nêgah Santos Endea Owens | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Lakecia Benjamin: The Jazz Trailblazer Redefining the Live Experience
Jan 22, 2025
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We've been fans of Lakecia Benjamin since we first heard her with Clark Terry. Following up on the 3 #Grammy nominations she scored for 2023 for her album 'Phoenix' (produced by Terri Lyne Carrington) as well as a NAACP Image Awards nom, this year she was an All-Star for the International Jazz Day Global concert in Tangier w Herbie Hancock, held her own NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, and premiered her new record, 'Phoenix Reimagined (Live)' on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert which is up for 2 G
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Happy birthday to Lakecia Benjamin! ❤️ Discovered by Stevie Wonder and none other than Barack Obama himself, who invited her to his inauguration party in 2009, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin has since become an accomplished musician. Alternating between solo artist and arranger, Benjamin released Phoenix in 2023, a cathartic album signifying her return to the game after a serious car accident. Co-produced by the excellent Terri Lyne Carrington, this redemptively titled opus features contributions
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We continue our for your #Grammy consideration with saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin who is on the ballot for Best Jazz Instrumental Album: 'Phoenix Reimagined (Live)' Best Jazz Performance: “Phoenix Reimagined (Live)” Best Arrangement Instrumental or A Cappella: “My Favorite Things (Live)” Listen: lakeciabenjamin.com/grammy-fyc This transcendent live studio album performance boasts 4 new songs to the already acclaimed music. The title track highlights a special curated group of friends of Lakecia’s
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[NEW] Six-time Grammy Award nominee Lakecia Benjamin is one of the most charismatic and influential voices in contemporary jazz. As the guest of honor at the latest edition of the Bayfront Jazz Miami Festival 2025, she delivers a masterful performance of John Coltrane’s My Favorite Things alongside talented pianist Oscar Perez, double bassist Elias Bailey and drummer Quentin Baxter. Driven by infectious energy, Lakecia Benjamin proves in this concert why she is the voice of tomorrow’s jazz. Full
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We’ve been fans of Lakecia Benjamin since we heard her playing with Clark Terry in his “Young Titans of Jazz,” and we have watched her remarakable growth, perservance and strength. We saw her headline the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival two days after her near fatal car accident and blow everyone away. She transformed that experience, as if rising from the ashes into her album ‘Phoenix’ produced by Terri Lyne Carrington and scored 3 #GRAMMYs nominations. Her follow-up, ‘Phoenix Reimagined
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When I saw my husband Chris car over to Lakecia house !!! P2k Dadiddy Coldrank - Chocolate Drop Ms Briana followers Boosie Badazz | Melissa McMillian
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RIP Jack Dejohnette ❤️❤️ Miles Davis Trumpet Wayne Shorter Sax Chick Corea Piano Dave Holland Bass Jack Dejohnette Drums 1969 Juan Les Pins, France | Lakecia Benjamin
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Weekly Giant Steps Shed !! BPM unknown lol | Lakecia Benjamin
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In Charlie Parker’s hometown Kansas City!!Here’s Cherokee 330bpm | Lakecia Benjamin
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We made it !! Grateful and Honored Performing Live on @kexp music from “Phoenix Reimagined” Full link in bio !! | Lakecia Benjamin
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Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin turns tragedy into triumph on 'Phoenix'
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Lakecia Benjamin - Mi Gente (Live Studio Session)
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Lakisha Owens Injured in Accident on Calder Street Near I-10 in Beaumont
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Lakecia Benjamin Keeps the Flame Burnin’
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Lakecia Benjamin🎷 on Instagram: "Grammy-nominated and the feeling is unreal! Taking this momentum straight to Miami for Bayfront Jazz Fest — grateful and rising"
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Lakecia Benjamin shares some wisdom on getting over the fear of rejection so that you can continue to improve as a musician. The full interview with Lakecia is fantastic and one that you won’t want to miss! Check out the full interview on our YouTube channel or listen on the BetterSax Podcast, and more interviews with other amazing saxophonists around the world. #lakeciabenjamin #saxophonist #saxophone #sax #bettersax
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Newport Jazz Festival on Instagram: "Lakecia Benjamin // #NewportJazz2025 🎥: @sopa.productions @lakeciab #lakeciabenjamin #newportjazzfestival"
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In Hartley County, Texas on November 6, 2025, Lakeisha Brown, Myunique Johnson, Breanna Brantley, and Taylor White were killed when a semi-truck struck their vehicle, resulting in a fatal rear-end crash that claimed four lives. Read More: www.justicefirstattorneys.com/news-blog/56zqbrnxgfhcb9xz9u1cmhm4yw16l2 #texas #crash #semi #truck
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Lakecia Benjamin Plays Central Park West Live at the Winter Jazzfest
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