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Award-winning jazz artist coming to Weis Center

Lakecia Benjamin 2019 Promo Images

LEWISBURG — According to a press release, the Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will welcome award-winning jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and her Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24. There will be a pre-performance talk with the artist from 6:45-7:15 p.m. in the Weis Center atrium.

One of the most sought-after and revered saxophonists in the world, Benjamin was voted 2020 DownBeat Critics Poll’s Rising Star and Up and Coming Artist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association.

“Known for her charisma and dynamism as a player and as a composer, she has an inimitable skill of fusing traditional conceptions of jazz, hip-hop and soul,” said the press release.

Benjamin has performed alongside Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, The Roots, Macy Gray and many more. Her album, “Phoenix,” was released in 2023 and nominated for three Grammy awards.

“Phoenix” is an expansive album in Benjamin’s musical evolution as an alto saxophonist and composer. The album was produced by the multi-Grammy-award winning Terri Lyne Carrington and features a star-studded line up of specially curated guests, including Dianne Reeves, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Patrice Rushen, Sonia Sanchez, Angela Davis and Wayne Shorter.

Her newest project, “Phoenix Reimagined (Live),” released on July 12, is a transcendent performance that boasts three new songs, including the title track featuring John Scofield, Randy Brecker and Jeff “Tain” Watts.

“Phoenix Reimagined” focuses on the music from her acclaimed “Phoenix” project and adds three new songs. It was captured live-in-studio at Brooklyn’s the Bunker — a great-sounding space whose alumni include everyone from Brad Mehldau, to Bang on a Can, to the Black Keys.

“Combining the spontaneous magic of a live LP with the crisp, crystalline audio that only a world-class studio can deliver, ‘Phoenix Reimagined’ illustrates that vibrant togetherness between Benjamin and her live listeners,” the press release said.

Tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice. They are also available in person from several locations, including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

For more information about this event, call 570-577-3727.

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