Co-leaders Sandra Dayton on vocal and Steve Richwine on
trumpet
Contact Sandra and Steve
at410-751-5588
Check out our CREDITS. Our musicians have backed up Frank Sinatra, Tony
Bennet, Natalie Cole, The Beach Boys, Harry Connick Jr, and
more!!!
CURRENT and PAST PERFORMANCE VENUES of the BILL
DAYTON BIG BAND
National Chamber of Commerce of the United
States at the Hall of Flags - Washington,
DC
Women Veterans of America
Fundraiser - Parkville, MD
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Family Day Extravaganza - Washington,
DC
Ocean City Convention
Center - Ocean City, MD
Orioles'
Camden Yards - Baltimore, MD
Maryland Theatre - Hagerstown,
MD
Penn Museum of Harrisburg
- Harrisburg, PA
Ballrooms throughout the
United States
S.S. Brittanis Caribbean
Cruise Ship
Hershey Theatre - Hershey,
PA
"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 (see Credits page).
Contact Sandra and Steve at410-751-5588
"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, Sandra's mother
Phyllis and father Bill fronted the Bill Dayton Big Band, with Bill
on saxophone and clarinet and Phyllis singing lead vocals. Sandra
and her brother Craig grew up with the band; Sandra 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."
"Sandra, 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 Sandra 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 Sandra 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
