BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260926T233000Z DTEND:20260927T010000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Northampton Jazz Fest presents saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin WE DREAM DESCRIPTION:Six-time GRAMMY nominee Lakecia Benjamin is an alto saxophonist\, arranger\, composer\, bandleader and educator. Known for her captivating live performances\, her music offers a unique meld of R&B\, several strains of jazz\, and funk. Her warm\, resonant tone that has been compared to Johnny Hodges lends itself to any form of music she chooses to play. Her acclaimed albums Phoenix (2023) and Pursuance: The Coltranes (2020) have firmly established her among jazz's foremost artists\, with praise from The New York Times\, The Guardian\, and DownBeat. Her newest album\, We Dream\, released on June 5 on Artwork Records\, reflects a powerful response to the moment we're living in and a commitment to being\, in her words\, "a bright light in a dark space." Featuring Oscar Perez (Piano)\, Elias Bailey (Bass)\, Jonathan Barber (drums) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Six-time GRAMMY nominee Lakecia Benjamin is an alto saxophonist\, arranger\, composer\, bandleader and educator. Known for her captivating live performances\, her music offers a unique meld of R&\;B\, several strains of jazz\, and funk. Her warm\, resonant tone &ndash\; that has been compared to Johnny Hodges &ndash\; lends itself to any form of music she chooses to play. Her acclaimed albums Phoenix (2023) and Pursuance: The Coltranes (2020) have firmly established her among jazz'\;s foremost artists\, with praise from The New York Times\, The Guardian\, and DownBeat. Her newest album\, We Dream\, released on June 5 on Artwork Records\, reflects a powerful response to the moment we&rsquo\;re living in and a commitment to being\, in her words\, &ldquo\;a bright light in a dark space.&rdquo\; \; Featuring Oscar Perez (Piano)\, Elias Bailey (Bass)\, \;Jonathan Barber (drums) LOCATION:Academy of Music Theatre 274 Main Street\, Northampton\, MA 01060 UID:e.2182.32080 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260716T155051Z URL:https://chamber.franklincc.org/events/details/northampton-jazz-fest-presents-saxophonist-lakecia-benjamin-we-dream-32080 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR