Dayna Stephens Quartet 4pm (Monkfish Concert Series)

The Mad Monkfish is happy to now offer live jazz on select Sunday afternoons!

Dayna Stephens Quartet

Sunday Afternoon Concert Series

Sunday, July 9, 2023

4pm

When Dayna brings his quartet to The Mad Monkfish on July 9, 2023, he will be on his way back from his stellar appearance at the Montréal Jazz Festival!

Dayna Stephens, tenor saxophone

Emmanuel Michael, guitar

Rafael Enciso, acoustic bass

JK Kim, drums

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.[1][2]
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).[3] Peace features guitarist Julian Lage, pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Eric Harland. Gratitude was released in 2017.

Tickets are $30 and can be purchased here:

https://www.exploretock.com/themadmonkfish/event/412347/dayna-stephens-quartet