East Bay native Dayna Stephens, one of the nation’s best jazz saxophonists, suffers from a congenital kidney ailment, undergoes daily dialysis and is awaiting a transplant. To raise funds for his ...

Country musicians dream of playing the Grand Ole Opry. Classical artists imagine themselves on stage at Carnegie Hall. For jazz players, the holy of holies is a far more modest edifice. A narrow ...

For his second Criss Cross release I'll Take My Chances, saxophonist Dayna Stephens has put together an impressive recital showing off his skill for composition, arranging, and improvisation. The ten ...

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens was sidelined with kidney disease several years ago. To celebrate his recovery, he has two albums due out this year. The first of those, for a ...

CTA Records has signed saxophonist, bassist and composer Dayna Stephens, adding another young talent to their Jazz rosters. Stephens will be entering the studio this fall to record his debut album ...

A few brief observations: first, New York-based Dayna Stephens is an excellent saxophonist. Second, the other members of his quartet on Closer Than We Think, Stephens' twelfth album as a leader, are ...

Meet dayna: Dayna Stephens was born in Brooklyn, New York August 1st, 1978, and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He began playing the saxophone at age thirteen. He attended the prestigious ...

Seven years is a long time to put your life on hold. For East Bay-raised saxophonist Dayna Stephens, a kidney disease diagnosis in 2009 didn’t slow his ongoing rise as one of his generation’s most ...

The Dayna Stephens trio's improvised grace in a compact setting — where players are interdependent, but no one steps on any toes — sets a good... Saxophonist Dayna Stephens' 'Liberty' Feels Right For ...

Country musicians dream of playing the Grand Ole Opry. Classical artists imagine themselves on stage at Carnegie Hall. For jazz players, the holy of holies is a far more modest edifice. A narrow ...

The Dayna Stephens trio's improvised grace in a compact setting — where players are interdependent, but no one steps on any toes — sets a good example for life during the pandemic. This is FRESH AIR.