The tenor saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Dayna Stephens began his education holding a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Then he continued his studies at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz under the guidance of Terence Blanchard, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. In 2017 he won the second place in the Rising Star-Tenor Saxophone category by critics of Downbeat magazine. Stephens has earned the admiration of critics over the years for his interpretations, compositions and arrangements.

The saxophonist has performed at the Village Vanguard, Blue Note, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Birdland, Yoshi's, The Blue Whale, Marians Jazzroom in Switzerland, Blue Note Milano, Philharmonie de Paris, Le Duc des Lombards, Red Rocks and at San Francisco Jazz Center.