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Lakecia Benjamin Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Session

New York City-based altoist Lakecia Benjamin plays a special Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Session for J to Z and shares music that has inspired her career.

Kevin Le Gendre presents an exclusive solo session from altoist Lakecia Benjamin, recorded at her home in New York City. A respected artist across genres, Benjamin has played with hip hop and soul acts such as Missy Elliot and Alicia Keys and with jazz mainstays such as Gregory Porter and David Murray. Her latest album, Pursuance: The Coltranes, is an imaginative reworking of the music of Alice and John Coltrane with an all-star intergenerational line-up of guests.

Also in the programme, Benjamin shares music that has inspired her work to date, including a piece by Charles Mingus that demonstrates his genius for orchestration and a passionate, hard-swinging track from one her mentors, trumpeter Clark Terry.

Produced by Dominic Tyerman for Somethin’ Else.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sat 2 May 2020 17:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ndudozo Makhatkini

    Unyazi

  • Rachel Therrien

    Parity

  • Village of the Sun

    Ted

  • Lee Konitz

    You Go To My Head

  • Ohad Talmor

    Kayeda

  • Simone Baron

    Valsa

  • Gilfema

    Teke

  • Johnny Hartman

    How Sweet it is to Be in Love

  • Lakecia Benjamin

    My Favourite Things

  • The Oscar Peterson Trio

    Brotherhood of Man

  • Charles Mingus

    Track A: Solo Dancer

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Adoration of the Earth (The Rite of Spring)

    Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Igor Stravinsky.

  • John Coltrane

    My Favourite Things

  • Fred Hersch

    Begin Again

Broadcast

  • Sat 2 May 2020 17:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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