Add to Calendar The Dayna Stephens Quartet When: July 24, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Overview One of today’s best-known tenor saxophonists, Dayna Stephens is an in-demand bandleader and sideman, lauded for his lyrical style and rhythmic explorations as both a player and composer. Raised in the Bay Area and educated at Berklee College of Music and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, he was the first-place recipient of the 2019 DownBeat Critics Poll in the Rising Star–Tenor Saxophone category. Over the past fifteen years, the prolific Stephens has released thirteen albums under his name, including his latest release Hopium and his 2024 album Closer Than We Think. He has toured and recorded with many renowned artists such as Kenny Barron, Julian Lage, Gerald Clayton, Linda Oh, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Al Foster. Stephens teaches at the Manhattan School of Music and William Paterson University. ID: e48c85a659c9bf438564a2227ef2f3e7 Related Events Jul 21 The Dan Pugach Big Band 7PM | Monday, July 21, 2025 Jul 22 Manuel Valera and New Cuban Express 7PM | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Jul 23 April May Webb and Sounds of A & R 7PM | Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Jul 24 The Dayna Stephens Quartet 7PM | Thursday, July 24, 2025 Jul 25 Wycliffe Gordon and Friends 7PM | Friday, July 25, 2025
