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Name: Downtown Pittsburgh
Address: Pittsburgh, PA

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November 2024

December 2024

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Music

Lakecia Benjamin & Phoenix

Dec 9, 2023 - Dec 9, 2023 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

New Hazlett Theater
6 Allegheny Square E
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

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Voted by 2020 Downbeat Critics Poll as Rising Star Alto Saxophonist, and Up and Coming Artist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association, charismatic and dynamic saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin fuses traditional conceptions of jazz, hip-hop, and soul. As a street wise kid growing up in Washington Heights in NYC, Benjamin picked up the saxophone at Fiorello LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. She has shared stages with legendary artists such as Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Reggie Workman, and The Roots.