Co-leaders Sandy
Dayton on vocal and Steve Richwine on trumpet
SERVING BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON, DC, AND SURROUNDING AREAS
FOR THREE DECADES
"Bringing the generations together through
Big Band music"
The co-leaders of the 15-piece Bill Dayton Big
Band, vocalist Sandra Dayton and trumpeter Steve Richwine, are
seasoned professionals in the world of music and entertainment. One
of the best of the Big Bands, their Big Band is staffed by some of
the most accomplished musicians in the business.
Contact Sandra and Steve
at410-751-5588 Contact the Webmaster of the Bill Dayton Big Band
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"To anyone who loves Big Bands and Big Band music, the
name of Bill Dayton is a familiar one. Before his death in the late
1990s, Dayton and his orchestra brought the sound of the Big Bands
to audiences throughout southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland,
as well as other states within the Mid-Atlantic region. The band
also played ballrooms in the Mid-West and West."In short, the Bill Dayton Big Band has performed from
Washington, DC to the state of Washington and many points in
between.
"Now, his daughter
Sandra Dayton and her husband, Steve Richwine, are carrying on the
tradition as they strike up the popular 1940s-style Big Band once
again." - The Evening
Sun - Hanover, PA
"For 25 years, Sandy's mother
Phyllis and father Bill fronted the Bill Dayton Big Band, with Bill
on saxophone and clarinet and Phyllis singing lead vocals. Sandy and
her brother Craig grew up with the band; Sandy sang and occasionally
performed with them on tour or as the featured Big Band on a
Caribbean cruise ship. Craig, a voting member of ASCAP and NARAS,
wrote and arranged music for the group."
"Sandy, who later went on to work in television and film
before becoming a therapist and working in research psychology at
Johns Hopkins, remembers learning to dance by standing on her
mother's feet as a young girl. When Bill died from cancer in 1997,
he charged Sandy and her husband Steve to keep the band going."
"The orchestra, featuring local
musicians, as well as former musicians from some of the name Big
Bands, played its first gig in 1972. It released three albums under
Bill's leadership."
"When Sandy and Steve, who majored in music at
Towson University, restarted the band, Steve called on old contacts
he had at Towson University, as well as contacts at various military
Big Bands, such as the Army's Jazz Ambassadorsand
the Navy's Commodores. The result is a very professional
group." - The Carroll County Times - Carroll County,
MD
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