Lakecia Benjamin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Lakecia Benjamin Background information Born New York City, New York, U.S. Genres Jazz , funk , R&B Occupation(s) Musician Instruments Saxophone Labels Motéma , Ropeadope Records Website www .lakeciabenjamin .com Lakecia Benjamin is a jazz, funk, and R&B saxophonist. Benjamin was born and raised in New York City. [1] She grew up in a Dominican neighborhood in Washington Heights, Manhattan and played merengue , salsa , and Latin music . [2] As a touring musician she has performed with Missy Elliot and Alicia Keys . [3] She has performed on four continents, for President Barack Obama's 2009 Inauguration, and with Clark Terry , Reggie Workman , Rashied Ali , the David Murray Big Band, Vanessa Rubin , and James Blood Ulmer . She started the band Soul Squad to showcase her compositions. [4] Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography