Lakecia Benjamin

John Coltranes “Giant Steps “ 300 BPM mistakes an all in honor of John Coltranes birthday . #libranation Playing Monterey Jazz festival 8pm Sept 23rd on Coltranes bday !!

Omg I’m Over the moon with gratitude!! I’m stepping into a bold new era with the debut of my brand new single, “Noble Rise” featuring the extraordinary talents of Immanuel Wilkins and Mark Whitfield! This is just the beginning I can’t wait to bring you on this next chapter.

OMG Super Excited we coming back to NewPort Jazz Festival MainStage !!! Aug 3rd!! Honored and Humbled to stand where the legends have played before me ! Let’s go !

Life’s surreal right now. Out here with Wynton Marsalis !! Just found out I’m taking my band on tour to South Africa for the first time, playing the Joy of Jazz Festival! Let’s gooo !!

WE WON!!! 🏆🥳 Beyond grateful and incredibly honored to receive the Jazz FM Award for International Act of the Year — all while making my debut at the SOLD OUT, legendary Love Supreme Festival @lovesupremefest!! 🙌✨

Jazz artists online = Jazz is sacred complex music Real Jazz artists = Crashing out mid show 😂

Omg so excited! Noble Rise just dropped 5 hrs ago and already has been featured on BBC, Jazz wise Video of the week , Apple Music playlist Jazz Currents , State of Jazz ,and Rolling stone. Grateful ,This song features my alto brother Immanuel Wilkins lnk.to/NobleRise

Off to the races 300BPM !!! Just landed in GERMANY and we’re kicking off our 1-MONTH EUROPEAN TOUR. Tonight June 26th Sarrebruck Germany @ FillinFestival

AI Musicians taking over at JFK!🤯

Let’s go Alto madness🎉, Honored to feature the incredible Immanuel Wilkins on this track. Spreading Joy and Love — my brand new single “Noble Rise” drops this Friday! Can’t wait for you all to hear it! Link in bio

New things on the horizon !!! Excited to meet up and rock with the goat Sir George Clinton aka Dr Funkenstein !

16,000 people gave me 2 standing ovations at the Hollywood bowl !!! I’m so excited and humbled I may faint !!! Grace Jones said my new nickname is Flame Thrower and Arsenio Hall named me Lakecia Showtime Benjamin !!! To god be the glory

Dreaming Big Hollywood Bowl here we come ! Tour of my dreams !!! Debuting at Hollywood Bowl , SF Jazz Festival , Love Supreme Festival , North Sea Jazz festival and a ton of amazing venues . See you on the amazing Road first up June 13 SF Jazz Festival June 14 Hollywood Bowl

Screaming with Joy Governor Benjamin in the house !!! Super Excited to Announce I’ve been Newly Elected Governor of the @recordingacademy New York chapter !! Let’s go !! I’m honored to serve my peers as the newly elected Governor of the New York Chapter. #RepresentingTheAcademy

Happy birthday to the Queen Dee Dee Bridgewater !! !!! To the woman who has inspired us, Encouraged us , mentored us and scat us all into a frenzy . We say thank you !! Enjoy you day your presence is needed and felt . The planets a brighter place because of your light .Love you!

Grateful and Honored Performing Live on @kexp music from “Phoenix Reimagined”

Cover Girl!! Happy International Jazz Day From Tbilisi Georgia!! We are on the cover of NYCJR May edition !! Congrats to my entire team and Matt Bannond for the great article . Blessed ! Someone save me a copy !!

330 BPM Just landed in Turin,Italy Sound check vibes from Europe ! Humbled , honored and always working on my craft and time !

Omg We Just won JazzFm International Jazz Act of the Year.Sending love to my fellow nominees Samara Joy and Meshell Ndegeocello. Thank you to all the voters !!!

Yay I’ve been nominated Jazz Musician of the Year and Alto Saxophonist of the Year By the Jazz Journalists Association !! Humbled , honored and always working on my craft and time ! Thanks to all the voters and nominees for considering me .

Omg the joy I feel! Extremely blessed to be Returning to the Newport Jazz Festival! And not only that the summer line ups are out we will be playing for the first time Detroit Jazz Festival , Love Supreme Festival , Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival , North Sea Jazz and many others