Friday, March 2, 2018

Lakecia Benjamin - Rise Up (ROPEADOPE RECORDS March 23, 2018)


From Washington Heights to Lincoln Center - that is how you do it. And that's just what Lakecia Benjamin did, using her Saxophone as a tool for growth. She's traveled the world as an ambassador - not just for Jazz but for Women of Color - and held her head high as a bandleader.  Benjamin has played with the best, from Stevie Wonder to Clark Terry, and now she is ready to release her latest work - Rise Up - to the world. Featuring a solid band and special guests Maurice Brown, China Moses, and more, Rise Up is a powerful statement both in Jazz and on the current state of our culture. The title track - March On - starts with the quote ' You can either live your dream, or live your fears', and that sums it up right out of the gate. Rise Up hits on March 23, with preorders opening February 23.


1. March On
2. On the one
3. Flashback
4. Stay
5. Juicy
6. Change the world
7. Lonely
8. Intro
9. Little Children
10. Takeback
11. Survivor
12. Cornbread intro
13. Cornbread

Releases March 23, 2018 

Shawn Whitley - Bass 
Devone Allison - Keys 
Yeissonn Villamar - Keys 
Chris Rob - Lead Synth 
Eric Brown - Drums 
Jamieson Ledonio - Guitar 
Jeremy Most - Guitar 
Brad Allen Williams - Guitar, Keys, Bass, and Drum Programming 
Solomon Dorsey - Percussion, Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass, Vocals, Guitar 
Bendji Allonce - Percussion 
Melusina Reeburg - Grand Piano 
Jaime Woods - Vocals 
China Moses - Vocals 
Akie Bermiss - Vocals 
Zakiyyah Modeste - Spoken Word 
Chandler - Vocals 
Nicole Phifer - Vocals 
Jessie Singer - Tambourine, Lead Synth, Wurlitzer, Bass, and Sound Design 
Jesse Klirsfeld - Trumpet 
Maurice Brown - Trumpet 
Gregorio Hernandez - Trombone 
Chris Soper - Sound Design, Guitar, and Keyboards 

Recorded at Kaleidoscope Studio 
514 Monastery Ave 
Union City, NJ 

Engineer Chris Parks 
Mixed @ Like Minds Studios Brooklyn, NY 
Mixing Engineers - Chris Soper, Jesse Singer 

Mastered at Zampol Productions 
161 Chrystie Street #2C 
New York NY 10002 
NY: (212) 966-3435 
México: (55) 8421-7553 
E-mail: info@zampolproductions.com 

Mastering Engineer - Oscar Zambrano