Lavay Smith
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
San Francisco vocalist Lavay Smith brings a touch of the blues to everything she sings. Now, the sensuous chanteuse and her hard-swinging band work their alchemy on a program that explores the real Kansas City sound. As a wide-open town that served as a hub for territory bands crisscrossing the Midwest in the 1930s, Kansas City boasted one of the nation’s formative jazz scenes, eventually giving rise to the famed big bands of Jay McShann and Count Basie. Backed by her evergrooving Skillet Lickers, with some of the Bay Area’s best musicians, Smith interprets the bawdy and uproariously swinging blues made famous by clarion vocalists like Big Joe Turner and Jimmy Rushing. The Skillet Lickers are led by pianist, arranger and founding member Chris Siebert, a bona fide authority on swing, jazz and blues. The band also features Danny Armstrong, a tremendous trombonist and singer, and ferocious saxophone battles between Robert Stewart and Jules Broussard, the latter a Bay Area jazz hero since the 1960s. Like several other artists in this 30th Anniversary Festival, Lavay Smith has appeared with SFJAZZ many times across the decades.
Artist Personnel
Lavay Smith vocals
Freddie Hughes vocals
Big Bones vocals
Danny Armstrong vocals, trombone
Jules Broussard alto saxophone
Robert Stewart tenor saxophone
Mike Olmos trumpet
Chris Siebert piano
Nat Johnson bass
Howard Wiley drums
Artist Website
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YBCA Forum
Parking
Several parking garages are located within a block of YBCA.Public Transportation
On BART, Montgomery Street or Powell Street station. Muni Bus Lines:#5 Fulton, #9 San Bruno, #14 Mission, #15 Third, #30 Stockton, #38 Geary, and #45 Union Muni Metro Lines: J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, M-Oceanview, N-Judah (use Montgomery Street or Powell Street station)Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible.> Ticket Policies
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Listen
- Lavay Smith
"Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)"
- Lavay Smith
"Going to Chicago Blues"
Watch
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - "Big Fine Daddy"
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - "Jumpin' In The Morning"
