Bassist and composer Rafael Enciso makes his bandleader debut with Crossfade, a contemplation on time and how the past is never truly gone – out November 14, 2025 As human beings, we are each informed by the past – both distant and near – and feel its ripples in the present in myriad ways. With … Read More
DRIVEN BY A LIFELONG OBSESSION, DAYNA STEPHENS REIMAGINES THELONIOUS MONK ON MONK’D — A STRIPPED-BACK, DEEPLY PERSONAL TRIBUTE OUT OCTOBER 10 VIA CONTAGIOUS MUSIC RECORDED IN A SINGLE DAY AT RUDY VAN GELDER STUDIO, FEATURING ETHAN IVERSON, STEPHEN RILEY & ERIC MCPHERSON Monk’D, the new album from Dayna Stephens, will be released October 10 on … Read More
MASTERFUL BASSIST, COMPOSER, AND EDUCATOR NOAH GARABEDIAN CAPTURES LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE ON QUARTETS AND SOLOS WITH TENOR SAXOPHONIST/EWI PLAYER DAYNA STEPHENS, PIANIST CARMEN STAAF, DRUMMER JIMMY MACBRIDE, AND PRODUCER/COMPOSER SAMUEL ADAMS, GARABEDIAN SHOWCASES HIS COMMAND OF BOTH FORMATS OUT SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 CONTAGIOUS MUSIC The acclaimed saxophonist Dayna Stephens’ label, Contagious Music, is proud … Read More
