Dayna Stephens

Dayna Stephens (born August 1, 1978) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. In addition to leading his own group, Stephens has performed extensively with Kenny Barron, Ambrose Akinmusire, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, Eric Harland, and Gerald Clayton. Stephens grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended Berkeley High School. He went on to study at the Berklee School of Music and later at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Stephens's albums include The Timeless Now (2007), Today Is Tomorrow (2012), That Nepenthetic Place (2013), I'll Take My Chances (2013), and Peace (2014). Peace features guitarist Julian Lage, pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Eric Harland. Gratitude was released in 2017.

Monk'D - 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Hopium - 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Closer Than We Think - 2024-04-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Right Now! Live at the Village Vanguard - 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Change of Heart - 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Gratitude - 2017-04-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Reminiscent - 2015-02-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Peace - 2014-11-04T00:00:00.000000Z

New Day: The Emeryville Sessions, Vol. 3 - 2014-08-20T00:00:00.000000Z

I'll Take My Chances - 2013-09-20T00:00:00.000000Z

That Nepenthetic Place - 2013-04-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Today is Tomorrow - 2012-02-20T00:00:00.000000Z

A Week Ago Today - 2011-05-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Gelem Gelem (feat. Dayna Stephens & Ricardo Fernandez Del Moral) - 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Round Count Up (feat. Dayna Stephens & Massimo Biolcati) - 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Folk Song (feat. Dayna Stephens & Massimo Biolcati) - 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Steering With One - 2025-02-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Drive North to Find the Oranges Out West (feat. Aaron Parks, Ben Street & Greg Hutchinson) - 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Blue Poles - 2024-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Bubbly - 2024-01-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Acceptance - 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000000Z

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