Lakecia Benjamin

On this episode of The Art of the Story, saxophonist, composer and arranger Lakecia Benjamin is excited about the 2024 BRIC JazzFest

WBGO's Emily Springer talks with saxophonist, composer, and arranger Lakecia Benjamin about her upcoming performance at the BRIC JazzFest

The alto saxophonist burst into her Tiny Desk Concert like a meteor breaching the atmosphere.

Jonathan Chimene and Mark Sheldon share photos from the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival, that featured Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Christian McBride and many others.

WBGO’s Nicole Sweeney talks with saxophonist and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin about her aptly titled album Phoenix and her recent life challenges.

WBGO’s Pat Prescott talks with pianist Christian Sands, music director of Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour, about the upcoming tour and the event’s impact on his career.

During its first in-person edition since the start of the pandemic era, the Winter Jazzfest found familiar purpose and renewed conviction in delirious overabundance.

Lezlie Harrison will host WBGO’s kickoff event for its September On-Air Fund Drive.

Jazz United profiles a few emerging masters on the saxophone — musicians whose dedication, proficiency and poise represent a vital new chapter. It so happens that all three are women, and their example (among others) upends some longstanding prejudices around the sax.

Lakecia Benjamin hasn’t played with a band since mid-March. A saxophonist and bandleader unmistakably on the rise, she admits being hesitant to step…