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Lakecia Benjamin & Pursuance at Penn Live Arts
Courtesy of Judy Browngoehl | Posted on September 22, 2022
Where
Penn Live Arts
3680 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Map
215-898-3900
When
Sun, October 16, 2022
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Lakecia Benjamin
saxophone, altoVictor Gould
pianoIvan Taylor
bassDee Dee Bridgewater
vocalsGary Bartz
saxophone, altoAbout
“Lakecia Benjamin sings through her saxophone.” (NPR) Named a rising star in DownBeat’s 2020 Critics Poll, Benjamin is fierce and fearless, offering a reverent embrace of the jazz canon infused with the soul of funk and R&B. In an all-Coltrane program, Benjamin is joined by her band, Pursuance, and some very special guests: vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and two musicians who played with the Coltranes themselves, Gary Bartz and Philadelphia-native Reggie Workman. Enjoy John Coltrane’s masterpiece, A Love Supreme, and his newly rediscovered “Blue World,” as well as music from Benjamin’s Pursuance: The Coltranes album and the world premiere of a Penn Live Arts commission.,