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Jeff Dayton (1953) is an American musician, singer, producer〔("Four country-tinged albums for late fall" ). ''Red Dirt Report''.〕 and songwriter most known as being the bandleader of the Jeff Dayton Band from 1984-2000. ==Early life== Dayton was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota〔("Behind The Song: A word with Jeff Dayton" ). ''Minnesota Country'', June 18, 2013〕 to George Dayton, a weekend pro guitarist and Patty Dayton, who played piano and sang. His stepdad Ruxton Strong played bass guitar. Growing up in a musical household, he developed an appreciation of folk, blues, classical, pop, rock and country music. He began playing guitar at the age of nine, and soon added drums, banjo and piano. Dayton and his first band, "The Emperors," performed on local TV when he was still in grade school.〔("I am Lake Minnetonka: Wayzata native Jeff Dayton" ). ''Lake Minnetonka News''.〕 While attending Mahtomedi Senior High School, The Blake School, and Orono High School graduating in 1971, he began writing music, while also giving time to academics and sports. Dayton attended Southwest Minnesota State University (1971-1974), was introduced to both jazz and classical performing, and studied cello with True Sackrison at The Curtis Institute of Music. He joined the school's Jazz Ensemble, and tlater played guitar in the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Jazz Ensemble with Dr. Frank Bencriscutto. He studied jazz arrangement under Lance Strickland and later under Dr. Tom Ferguson at Arizona State University). At the University of Minnesota that he had the opportunity to work with Dizzy Gillespie, Thad Jones and Phil Woods and to make his first international tour to Mexico City to perform for then-President Lopez Portillo. At Arizona State University (1980-1985), he completed his music degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory/Composition and Arranging graduating with honors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeff Dayton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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