Lakecia Benjamin interview: “Our job is to heal and spread joy throughout the planet. That’s the reason I play music.”

Thomas Rees
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Fast-rising altoist Lakecia Benjamin talks to Thomas Rees about the healing power of music and the story behind Pursuance, her star-studded, intergenerational tribute to those twin powerhouses of spiritual jazz, Alice and John Coltrane

Lakecia Benjamin (photo: Elizabeth Leitzell)
Lakecia Benjamin (photo: Elizabeth Leitzell)

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