Dayna Stephens

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Walt's Waltz (feat. Walter Smith III, Aaron Parks, Mike Moreno, Harish Raghavan & Rodney Green) 00:00 Tools
Skylark 00:00 Tools
Kwooked Stweet 00:00 Tools
De Pois Do Amor, O Vazio 00:00 Tools
Black Narcissus 00:00 Tools
Radio-Active Earworm 00:00 Tools
Woodside Waltz 00:00 Tools
Haden's Largo 00:00 Tools
Loosy Goosy 00:00 Tools
Hard-Boiled Wonderland 00:00 Tools
The Elite 00:00 Tools
Emilie 00:00 Tools
Our World 00:00 Tools
Cartoon Element 00:00 Tools
In a Garden 00:00 Tools
I Left My Heart in San Francisco 00:00 Tools
Don't Mean a Thing at All (feat. Julian Lage, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland) 00:00 Tools
Seems Like Yesterday 00:00 Tools
Peace 00:00 Tools
Blue in Green 00:00 Tools
Amber Is Falling 00:00 Tools
Isn't That So? 00:00 Tools
The Good Life 00:00 Tools
Don't Mean a Thing at All 00:00 Tools
We Had A Sister 00:00 Tools
Isfahan 00:00 Tools
Moonglow 00:00 Tools
The Timbre of Gratitude 00:00 Tools
Oblivion 00:00 Tools
Zingaro 00:00 Tools
But Beautiful 00:00 Tools
New Day 00:00 Tools
Clouds 00:00 Tools
Uncle Jr. 00:00 Tools
The Duke 00:00 Tools
Two for the Road 00:00 Tools
The 101 (feat. Joe Cohn, Joe Bagg & Akira Tana) 00:00 Tools
Full Circle 00:00 Tools
Woodside Waltz (feat. Julian Lage, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland) 00:00 Tools
Brothers (From the Mission) 00:00 Tools
Body and Soul 00:00 Tools
A New Beginning 00:00 Tools
Walt's Waltz 00:00 Tools
Smoking Gun 00:00 Tools
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (feat. Brad Mehldau) 00:00 Tools
Paterson Falls 00:00 Tools
Contrafact 00:00 Tools
Dah-Dot Dah 00:00 Tools
Blues up and Down 00:00 Tools
Dah dot dah 00:00 Tools
On The Trail 00:00 Tools
Nepenthetic 00:00 Tools
Deborah's Theme (From Once Upon a Time In America) 00:00 Tools
A Walk in the Park 00:00 Tools
Wink Wink 00:00 Tools
American Typhoon 00:00 Tools
Teeth 00:00 Tools
Impressions 00:00 Tools
A Week Ago Today 00:00 Tools
Contagious 00:00 Tools
Dr. Wong's Bird Song 00:00 Tools
Grapes (feat. Joe Cohn, Joe Bagg & Akira Tana) 00:00 Tools
Wil's Way (feat. Wil Blades, Sam Dickey & Akira Tana) 00:00 Tools
Beginning Of An Endless Happy Monday 00:00 Tools
The Lost And Found 00:00 Tools
Common Occurences 00:00 Tools
Green Dolphin Street (feat. Wil Blades, Sam Dickey & Akira Tana) 00:00 Tools
Blue in Green (feat. Joe Cohn, Joe Bagg & Akira Tana) 00:00 Tools
Sugar (feat. Joe Cohn, Joe Bagg & Akira Tana) 00:00 Tools
Once Upon A Timeless Now 00:00 Tools
New Day (feat. Wil Blades, Sam Dickey & Akira Tana) 00:00 Tools
Doctor Wong's Bird Song 00:00 Tools
Begues Life (feat. Wil Blades, Sam Dickey & Akira Tana) 00:00 Tools
There's That Smile 00:00 Tools
Deborah's Theme (From "Once Upon a Time in America") 00:00 Tools
Brothers (From "The Mission") 00:00 Tools
You Stepped Out of a Dream (feat. Joe Cohn, Joe Bagg & Akira Tana) 00:00 Tools
A Walk In the Parc 00:00 Tools
The Rituals and the Blues 00:00 Tools
Amber Is Falling (feat. Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland) 00:00 Tools
Pacific Coast Highway 00:00 Tools
Common Occurrences 00:00 Tools
Village Nights 00:00 Tools
Emilie (feat. Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland) 00:00 Tools
Common Occurances 00:00 Tools
In a Garden (feat. Julian Lage, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland) 00:00 Tools
The Timbre of Gratitude (feat. Julian Lage, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland) 00:00 Tools
Moonglow (feat. Larry Grenadier)) 00:00 Tools
Good Tree, Good Fruit 00:00 Tools
The Good Life (feat. Julian Lage & Larry Grenadier) 00:00 Tools
Oblivion (feat. Julian Lage) 00:00 Tools
Clouds (feat. Eric Harland) 00:00 Tools
I Left My Heart In San Francis 00:00 Tools
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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 recent years, he has appeared on stage with numerous established musicians and other rising stars, including Terrance Blanchard, Geoffrey Keezer, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Matt Wilson, Oliver Lake, Roy Hargrove, Carlos Santana, Stephon Harris, Stevie Wonder, Dr. Lonnie Smith, PeterApfelbaum, OZOmatli, Patrice Rushen, Tom Harrell, Reuben Rogers, Gregory Hutchinson, Gretchen Parlato, Josh Roseman, Ray Drummond, Winard Harper, Bobby Short, Bruce Barth, and many others. Dayna has also established himself as a powerful educator, serving as faculty at the Stanford Jazz Workshop for nine consecutive years. He’s been a featured artist at the Sebelius Academy in Helsinki Finland as well as giving master-classes and clinics at various high-schools and colleges across the US which include, LaGaurdia High School, Alameda High School, Cole Middle School, Washington Prep High School, Los Angeles County High School for the arts, Islip High School, The Jazz School in Berkeley California, University of Southern California, San Francisco State University. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.