CD: We Dream
Lakecia Benjamin
release date: 5 Jun 2026
"We Dream" is the studio album by New York-based alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin, set for release in 2026. Her sixth album and debut on Artwork Records is a strongly band-oriented project that spotlights Benjamin’s longtime collaborators—pianists Oscar Pérez and Miki Hayama, as well as bassist Elias Bailey.
They are joined by new collaborators such as trumpeter Sean Jones and drummer Jonathan Barber, as well as a variety of guest musicians from jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and experimental music, including trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, saxophonist Chris Potter, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts, pianist Hiromi, Black Thought of The Roots, singers Bilal and Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank And The Bangas, and drummer and producer Kassa Overall. Following years of collaboration with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Prince, Missy Elliott, Anita Baker, Gregory Porter, Kool & The Gang, and The Roots, *We Dream* is released amid a period of heightened visibility for Benjamin and unfolds as a cinematic journey carried by poetry.
They are joined by new collaborators such as trumpeter Sean Jones and drummer Jonathan Barber, as well as a variety of guest musicians from jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and experimental music, including trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, saxophonist Chris Potter, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts, pianist Hiromi, Black Thought of The Roots, singers Bilal and Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank And The Bangas, and drummer and producer Kassa Overall. Following years of collaboration with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Prince, Missy Elliott, Anita Baker, Gregory Porter, Kool & The Gang, and The Roots, *We Dream* is released amid a period of heightened visibility for Benjamin and unfolds as a cinematic journey carried by poetry.