CTA Records Signs Saxophonist Dayna Stephens

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CTA Records has signed saxophonist/bassist Dayna Stephens. He will record his debut this fall with guests John Scofield, Rale Micic, Taylor Eigsti, Ben Street and Eric Harland.

Stephens, 28, is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and he also attended the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at the University of Southern California.

For more information go to: ctarecords.com



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