Table of Biography
Lakecia Benjamin is a jazz, funk, and R&B saxophonist from the United States. Lakecia Benjamin is recognized for her dynamic and versatile playing style.
Early Life
Lakecia Benjamin hails from New York City, New York, in the United States of America, and holds American nationality. She belongs to the African-American ethnicity. Unfortunately, information regarding her date of birth, astrological sign, age, and religious belief are missing on the online websites.
Similarly, she has not shared the names and professions of her parents. As a child, she was raised in a Dominican neighbourhood in Washington Heights, Manhattan, and played merengue, salsa, and Latin music.
Lakecia Benjamin – Education
Talking about her academic background, she went to the Eleanor Roosevelt Junior High School based in New York City. Moreover, she later went to the Fiorello H.LaGuardia High School with the Performing Arts. Moreover, she enrolled at The New School based in New York City.
Professional Career
Initially, Lakecia Benjamin’s mentor Gary Bartz exposed her to training approaches like Hyacinthe Klosé’s 25 Daily Etudes. He exposed her to jazz saxophonists Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Jackie McLean’s music. At New School University, she studied with Billy Harper, Reggie Workman, Buster Williams, Joe Chambers, and Gary Bartz.
She first worked with trumpeter Clark Terry in a band that he started called Young Titans of Jazz. Later, she performed with Anita Baker, Count Basie Orchestra, Harry Belafonte, Blitz the Ambassador, Joanne Brackeen, Keyshia Cole, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Corte Ellis, Kool & the Gang, Macy Gray, Jimmy Heath, Vincent Herring, Bertha Hope, Ulysses Owens Jr., Charlie Persip, The Roots, Santigold, Charles Tolliver, Charenee Wade, Stevie Wonder, Gregory Porter and Craig Robinson’s Nasty Delicious Band.
Caption: Lakecia Benjamin performing in the concert (Source: X.com)
She has shared the stage with Missy Elliot and Alicia Keys as a touring artist. Moreover, she has played on four continents and alongside Clark Terry, Reggie Workman, Rashied Ali, the David Murray Big Band, Vanessa Rubin, and James Blood Ulmer, as well as at President Barack Obama’s 2009 Inauguration. To promote her composition, she formed the band Soul Squad.
She released her debut album “Retox” in 2012, and tours with her band. Krystle Warren, Amp Fiddler, Maya Azucena, Melanie Charles, ChinahBlac, and Mavis Swann Poole all appear on the album. Whereas, Ben Kane co-produced the album. Moreover, she has released a total of four albums apart from her debut album. And, her album is “Rise Up” (Ropeadope, 2018), “Pursuance: The Coltranes” (Ropeadope, 2020), and “Phoenix” (Whirlwind), 2023).
Net Worth 2023
The saxophonist makes a good sum of money through her concerts, albums, and tours. Throughout her professional career, she has lived a decent lifestyle with her family. However, she has not made clear her exact earnings, income, and net worth.
Relationship Status
To this day, Lakecia Benjamin has never been involved in any kind of relationship or love life. When it comes to her personal life, she is quite private and has not talked much about her love life and affairs.
On her social media sites, she posted her photos and toured with her band but she has not seen any guy that indicated their relationship. She is currently focused on her career rather than being involved in any kind of relationship.
She has not been the subject of any rumours or controversies. Benjamin also avoids the media and situations that could harm her professional career. Despite her internet fame, she has managed to successfully balance her professional and personal lives.
Body Measurements
Caption: Lakecia Benjamin posing for a photo (Source: NPR)
Looking at her appearance, she has a pair of dark brown eyes with black hair colour and has got dark skin. Moreover, the saxophonist stands at an average height and weight. However, her exact body measurements yet unknown at the moment.
Lakecia Benjamin – Social Media
On her Instagram page ‘@lakeciab’ there are over 42.2k followers. Likewise, there are over 5.1k followers on her Twitter page ‘@LakeciaB’ and over 7.4k followers on her official Facebook page. In addition, she also runs a self-titled YouTube channel and has 877 subscribers on her channel.