Casey Benjamin

Casey Benjamin (October 10, 1978) is an American saxophonist, vocoderist, keyboardist, producer and songwriter.[1] He is a member of the Robert Glasper Experiment which won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for their album Black Radio.[2][3] He is one half of the funk pop new wave duo HEAVy[4] with vocalist Nicky Guiland, and currently plays with Q-Tip (rapper), Mos Def, Stefon Harris[5] In 2011, he was the keyboard/saxophonist for Patrick Stump's live solo project tour.[6]

Performance in Nice, 2012

Benjamin is from South Jamaica, Queens, New York City. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan.

Discography

As sideman
Year recorded Leader Title Label
2012 Kris Bowers Heroes + Misfits Concord
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References
  1. "Casey Benjamin's credits cited on Artist Direct".
  2. "Robert Glasper Experiment In The GRAMMY Winner's Circle". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. "Jazz Articles: Robert Glasper: Renegade of Funk - By Bill Beuttler — Jazz Articles". JazzTimes. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. "HEAVy's Biography cited on BBE Records". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19.
  5. "Stephon Harris & Blackout on allaboutjazz.com". Archived from the original on November 24, 2006.
  6. "Fall Out Boy didn't fall out, but Patrick Stump moves on with 'Truant Wave,' 'Soul Punk'". Chicago Sun-Times. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.


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