Dayna Stephens

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Internationally renowned saxophonist/composer/educator Dayna Stephens, is a force to watch out for. A fluid, vigorous soloist with a warm, soulful sound, Dayna has also proven himself a master of composition and arrangement, a highly acclaimed band leader and an “in-demand” side-man for some of Jazz’ contemporary masters, such as Kenny Barron, Idris Mohammed, Taylor Eigsti. His debut album “The Timeless Now,” released on “Contagious Music” in 2007, features jazz legends John Scofield, Taylor Eigsti, Ben Street, Eric Harland and Nick Vayenas. The record was immediately embraced by the jazz community and resulted in heavy radio airplay across the US. It received warm reviews from a number of magazines, including a four-star review in the Nov 2007 issue of “Downbeat,” and climbed to #11 on the Billboard jazz charts, #9 on “JazzWeek” and NPR top-10 Jazz Jewels of 2007.” Dayna was born in Brooklyn, New York, August 1st, 1978, and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He showed serious talent early on, winning many awards and scholarships to various music programs, while attending the prestigious Berkeley High School. He then proceeded to the Berklee College of Music in Boston on a full scholarship. Following his graduation, Dayna was selected by judges Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Terence Blanchard for the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at USC where he studied and played with, among others, Shorter, Hancock, Dave Holland, John Scofield and Mark Turner. In

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Gratitude

Hopium

Today is Tomorrow

Peace

Closer Than We Think

Reminiscent

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Reminiscent (feat. Walter Smith III, Aaron Parks, Mike Moreno, Rodney Green & Harish Raghavan)

Right Now! Live at the Village Vanguard

Drive North to Find the Oranges Out West (feat. Aaron Parks, Ben Street & Greg Hutchinson)

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Reminiscent (feat. Walter Smith III, Aaron Parks, Mike Moreno, Rodney Green & Harish Raghav

That Nepenthetic Place

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New Day: The Emeryville Sessions, Vol. 3

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