Lakecia Benjamin

Jazz · Fasching

One of contemporary jazz's most electrifying saxophonists. The six-time Grammy-nominated Lakecia Benjamin takes to the Fasching stage this fall, promoting her new album We Dream. Raised and musically trained in New York, she began playing early on with jazz figures like Clark Terry and Reggie Workman. But her deep jazz roots and curious experimentation also made her a sought-after musician, arranger, and horn section leader in soul, funk, and R&B – collaborating with artists like Stevie…