# Conversation with Lakecia Benjamin

Lakecia Benjamin, 2023 Jazz Scholar Fellow and mini-residency performer at the Library of Congress, discusses her music and career. Her talent has been recognized by the Downbeat Critics Poll, which voted her as "Rising Star Alto Saxophonist" in 2020, and the Jazz Journalists Association, which named her the "Up and Coming Artist of the Year." Her recent work include a tribute to Alice and John Coltrane ("Pursuance") and her latest album, "Phoenix."

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: Library Of Congress. Music Division
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661545/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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