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DAYNA STEPHENS ENSEMBLE
April 12, 2012 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
$12 – $15
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’s 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.
In recent years, he has appeared 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, Peter Apfelbaum, OZOmatli, Patrice Rushen, Tom Harrell, Reuben Rogers, Gregory Hutchinson, Gretchen Parlato, Josh Roseman, Ray Drummond, Winard Harper, Bobby Short, Bruce Barth, and others.
Dayna Stephens: saxophone
Jeff Marrs: drums
Jeff Denson: bass
“A Saxophone Star Ready to Go Nova” – Jerry Karp, ( SF Chronicle, SFweekly, JazzWest.com & DownBeat Magazine)
“Tenorist Stephens emerges as an artist full of composure and imagination” – Downbeat Magazine
$12 – $15 admission. Doors at 6:30 pm. Show at 7:00 pm.