Lakecia Benjamin has described her album as looking for ‘a bright light in a dark space’, and she assembled a cast of Avengers to help find it. Hiromi, Chris Potter, Bilal, Terence Blanchard, Christian Scott, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Sean Jones, Kassa Overall — the lineup reads like a who’s who of contemporary jazz and beyond. Benjamin’s alto saxophone is the thread that pulls it all together: brash and precise, emotionally direct. The title track features Tarriona ‘Tank’ Ball’s spoken word and voice alongside Benjamin’s sax, while ‘Right Now’ brings in Bilal and Kassa Overall for something that crosses jazz into soul and hip-hop without breaking stride. Already one of 2026’s essential records.
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