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By Shawn on Wednesday, February 02, 2000 - 02:15 pm: Edit

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

Come on out and celebrate the new CD,"Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing" at the CD release parties from 3/16 - 3/19. Lavay (and the band) will be signing copies. This "red hot" CD will be in all records stores on March 14, 2000.

Incorporating a variety of classic American musical styles, including swing, bebop, salsa, jump blues, Tin Pan Alley, and New Orleans R&B, "Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing" includes six outstanding original tunes, many
classics, and several obscure gems. Enlisting the arranging talents of David Berger,
arranger for Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Lavay and her 10-piece band have produced an album that is great for both dancing and listening.

February 2000
2/1 The Top of the Mark, S. F. Showtime is 8:30pm
2/4 Cafe du Nord, 2710 Market at Sanchez, S. F. Showtime 10pm
2/5 Rasellas Jazz Club, 1534 Fillmore @ Geary. Showtime 9pm
For more info: 415-346-8696
2/8 The Top of the Mark, S. F. Showtime is 8:30 pm
2/11 Cafe du Nord, 2710 Market at Sanchez, S. F. Showtime 10pm
2/12 U.S.S. Hornet, Sweethearts Dance. Alameda, CA 8pm
For more info: www.uss-hornet.org/
2/13 The Century Ballroom, Seattle, Washington
For more info: 206-324-7263 or www.centuryballroom.com
2/14 Biscuits & Blues, "Valentine's Day with Lavay". Dinner & show
special package, 8:30pm. For more info: 415-292-2583
2/18 Cafe du Nord, 2710 Market at Sanchez, S. F. Showtime 10pm
2/22 The Top of the Mark, S. F. Showtime is 8:30pm
2/23 Swing Joint at the Russian Center, 2460 Sutter St, SF
Showtime 9pm. For more info: 650-579-1122
2/25 Cafe du Nord, 2710 Market at Sanchez, S. F. Showtime 10pm
2/27 Swing for Choice! at the Regency Building in the beautiful ballroom.
For more info: 415-334-1502. Please get your tickets early!!!
This is an all ages show!!!
2/29 The Top of the Mark, S. F. Showtime is 8:30pm

March 2000
3/3 Cafe du Nord, 2710 Market at Sanchez, S. F. Showtime 10pm
3/4 Biscuits & Blues, SF. Two shows: 8:00 & 10:30. For more info:
415-292-2583
3/7 The Top of the Mark, S. F. Showtime is 8:30pm
3/11 Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. @ Gilman in Berkeley
Showtime 10pm. For more info: 510-525-5054

******CD Release Parties - See below for more about "Everybody's Talkin'
'Bout Miss Thing!"
*3/16 The Great American Music Hall, doors at 8:30. For more info:
415-885-0750
This show will feature an 11 piece band!!! (all ages???)
*3/17 Fuel, 44 S. Almaden in San Jose. Showtime 9pm. For more info:
408-295-7374
*3/18 The Mystic Theater, 21 Petaluma Blvd., North, Petaluma. 9pm and
it's 18 and over!
For more info: 707-765-6665 or www.mcnears.com
*3/19 Palookaville, 1133 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. For more info:
831-454-0600
***************

3/21 The Top of the Mark, S. F. Showtime is 8:30pm
3/24 Cafe du Nord, 2710 Market at Sanchez, S. F. Showtime 10pm
3/25 YWCA Monterey Benefit for Domestic Abuse Program at the
Ballroom at Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey.
For more info: 831-649-0834

Check out our hot web site: www.lavaysmith.com or send us email at:
lavay@lavaysmith.com
Hotline: 415-979-8797, for booking, call Diana: 510-658-3196

By HopMichael on Thursday, February 03, 2000 - 12:53 am: Edit

Ron,

Did you get an advance copy of the CD? How's it sound? Please play it at the Firehouse or Marriott. Can hardly wait to hear how it sounds!

HopMichael

By Ron on Thursday, February 03, 2000 - 10:38 am: Edit

Nope. It might be too early for that. But I'll look into it. It doesn't sound like its out for real until 3/14. I'm excited to hear it too!

By HopMichael on Thursday, February 03, 2000 - 01:00 pm: Edit

Chris Siebert is an underappreciated pianist. If you can ignore the horns and Lavay's vocals, listen to the boogie-woogie piano playing on their CD "One-Hour Mama."

From the opening bars of Oo-Poppa-do and through all the bluesy/jump-blues numbers, Siebert sets a great rhythm section all by himself. His left hand is strolling through the blues chord progression with such a low bass that it's almost subliminal. His right hand is dancing across the keys and sets up great riffs with which to respond to the rest of the band. He has a great sense of "hang" time for syncopation that provides the great source of tension seen in the swing/blues/jazz genre.

I used to like listening to that CD mainly for its danceable numbers; now I listen to it to appreciate some amazing piano playing. I encourage everyone to take a listen to his piano playing.

I look forward to his performance on his band's upcoming CD!

By Bomp on Sunday, February 06, 2000 - 04:26 am: Edit

Hey Ron, you LUSCIOUS MAN, are you gonna beg for ME yet? HOW ABOUT I GIVE YOU another GREAT C.D. to add to your already ENVIABLE collection? WORD up, I say you could speak...

By Shawn Hanna on Wednesday, February 16, 2000 - 11:07 am: Edit

--- lavay smith <lavay@lavaysmith.com wrote:
So maybe this is why jazz records don't sell...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Film critic Rex Reed was arrested Saturday after he was allegedly caught shoplifting three compact discs from a Tower Records store, police said.

A security officer at the store watched Reed, a columnist for the New York Observer, remove the CDs, which were by artists Mel Torme, Peggy Lee and Carmen McRae, police said.

Reed, 61, allegedly put the CDs in his jacket pocket and tried to leave the store without paying for them. Store security officials stopped Reed and called police.

Reed was charged with larceny and criminal possession of stolen property and is due in court in March. He was released on his own recognizance.

Reed did not return a telephone call seeking comment late Saturday.

By HopMichael on Wednesday, February 16, 2000 - 10:30 pm: Edit

that is too bizarre.

when did this take place?

By Reuben Brown on Thursday, February 17, 2000 - 12:55 pm: Edit

It was later found the Rex Reed had escaped from a drug rehab center the night before. This explains why he tried to steal Mel Torme, Peggy Lee and Carmen McRae albums, which otherwise would contine collecting dust on Tower's shelves. The store manager has dropped all charges, thanking Reed for ridding them of the unneed inventory.

By Andi on Friday, February 25, 2000 - 12:04 pm: Edit

Hi all- I'm new to the message boards, but hopefully most of you know me anyway- I host Jumpin' Like Mad Saturday nights from 6 to midnight on KPOP. I was just browsing, and found this message:

HopMichael (Mhwang) said: "Chris Siebert is an underappreciated pianist. If you can ignore the horns and Lavay's vocals, listen to the boogie-woogie piano playing on their CD "One-Hour Mama."

I completely agree- Chris Siebert is one of the best piano players I've ever heard. But I gotta ask, when you say "if you can ignore the horns and Lavay's vocals" do you mean just for the sake of focusing on the piano playing? Or do you say it because you don't like the horns and vocals? Just curious- I don't think I've ever heard anyone say anything but good about that entire band!

Anyway, hope to become a more regular poster here- and if there's is something you want to hear or want announced on the show, just lemme know!

Andi
Jumpin' Like Mad Productions
JLM Hotline: 1-877-5-JUMPIN
Bus. Line: (858) 505-8738
www.jumpinlikemad.com
"There's Good Rockin' Tonight!"

By HopMichael on Friday, February 25, 2000 - 01:27 pm: Edit

Hi, Andi!

Sorry if that came off that way. e-mail & discussion boards often can give the wrong impression.

I LOVE Lavay's vocals. She has a great way of "hanging" just off beat just like Billie Holiday. It's perfect for the bluesy, jazzy pieces her band does.

And the horn section of the Red Hot Skillet Lickers is made up of veteran players who have the years of experience to give their playing character. It's not just about hot blowing loud and fast.

So back to my original post: what I meant was for the interested listener to try to concentrate on Chris Siebert's piano playing. Sometimes in dance music, we dancers don't listen to some of the great subtle stuff that's going on in the softer registers.

Keep on swingin', Andi!

By Andi on Friday, February 25, 2000 - 02:44 pm: Edit

Thanks for the clarification, Michael! I figured that was the case....

By Ian Campbell on Friday, February 25, 2000 - 03:19 pm: Edit

Way to cover your butt Michael :)

By Ron on Tuesday, February 29, 2000 - 11:53 am: Edit

From Lavay Smith:
Here's the latest News and Gossip from Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers:

1. Lavay Smith's New CD "Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing!" will be available in stores March 14th!

We have just completed our second CD, "Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing!", and the official release date is March 14th. We're very proud of this new album-it features 6 original compositions (our first ever on disc), and arrangements by David Berger (arranger for Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra), Bill Elliot and Jimmy Coe. If you liked our first album, you'll love this one. It will be distributed nationally to record stores, and will also be available online through our website at www.lavaysmith.com. If your favorite local store doesn't have it in stock, they can send us an eMail or contact our distributor, City Hall Records, at 415-457-9080.

By Andi on Thursday, March 16, 2000 - 01:58 pm: Edit

Wooo Hooo! Hey everybody! I just got off the phone with Lavay Smith, and it's confirmed! This Saturday night at 7:30 on "Jumpin' Like Mad" on AM 1360 KPOP we'll have Lavay and Chris Siebert live on the phone to talk about their new CD, "Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing", and we'll play a few cuts from it as well! We hope you'll listen!

Andi
Jumpin' Like Mad Productions
P.O. Box 421113
San Diego, CA 92142-1113
JLM Hotline: 1-877-5-JUMPIN
Bus. Line: (858) 505-8738
http://www.jumpinlikemad.com
"There's Good Rockin' Tonight!"

By Ian Campbell on Thursday, March 16, 2000 - 02:41 pm: Edit

I'm so bummed that Lavay is playing in my home town, and I can't go :(

By Gabe (Gabe) (max-ppp-1-51.millennianet.com - 206.71.163.61) on Thursday, March 16, 2000 - 04:05 pm: Edit

I get to see Lavay next Saturday :)

(finally making is up to SF for 4 days)

By Winkler on Monday, March 27, 2000 - 09:09 am: Edit

Well, Lavay Smith put on a great show at cafe DeNoir on Friday nite. Bunch of great new tunes, some of which Ron has already played, but they sound much better live. I didn't even have the desire to dance, I just enjoyed watching her sing and listening to her great jazz band. Great musicians and soloists.

I spoke with her briefly after the first set, (very friendly) and she said she is booked at the Catamaran, first week of May. Yeah!!

As to the rest of dancing in San Francisco, friendly dancers, but interesting music, and slow tempos. Seemed like I was attending an improv jazz dance workshop. One set of music had the Pink Panther followed by the Star Wars theme song. hmmmm.

By Shawn Hanna on Wednesday, July 05, 2000 - 11:46 am: Edit

Hey now everybody!

Here's the latest News and Gossip from Lavay Smith and Her Red
Hot Skillet
Lickers:
________________________________________________________________________________
1. Lavay Smith's New CD "Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing!"
breaks into
the Billboard Jazz Top 10.

Once again, we have to thank all of you for supporting us-our
new album has now been on the Billboard Jazz Charts for 16 consecutive weeks,
and reached the #10 spot this week. This is the first time that we've cracked the top 10. Thanks to all of our friends and fans for making this
possible!
If you haven't heard the album yet, you can check it out on our website at www.lavaysmith.com. You can purchase it online, or at your local record store. If your favorite store doesn't have it in stock, they
can send us an eMail or contact our distributor, City Hall Records, at 415/457-9080.
________________________________________________________________________________
2. Lavay Smith Calendar for July, 2000.

Tuesday, July 4th-Palo Alto 4th of July Celebration in Mitchell
Park.
600 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, CA. This show is free and
all
ages are welcome!
Showtime is 1-4pm.

Wednesday, July 5th-Uptown, Downtown, ArtTown
Sparks, Nevada. Showtime 7pm. For more info, call
775/331-3663

Friday, July 7th-Maxwell's- This show will include a performance
by Ingrid
Lucia & The Flying Neutrinos!
1039 Washington St., Hoboken, NJ. Shows at 8:00 & 10:30.
For more info, call 201/653-1703

Saturday, July 8th-Windows on the World.
Top of the World Trade Center, 1 World Trade Center, 107th
Flr.,
NY, NY. Showtime 9:30pm.
For more info, call 212-524-7082

Sunday, July 9th-The Five Spot
5 South Bank Street, Philadelphia, PA. Showtime 9:30pm. For
more
info, call 215-574-0070

Monday, July 10th-El Flamingo
547 W. 21 Street, NY, NY. Showtime 9pm. For more info, call
212/243-2121
8pm Free Dance Lesson courtesy of You Should Be Dancing

Wedensday, July 12th-The Community School for Music and Art
328 E. State Street, 3rd Floor, Ithaca, NY. For more info,
call
607/273-2043
or check out www.dance-ithaca.org

Thursday, July 13th-The Original House of Blues
96 Winthrop Street, Cambridge, MA. Showtime is 10pm. For more
info, call 617-491-2100

Friday, July 14th-Cafe Campus
57 Prince Arthur East, Montreal QC, Canada. Showtime is
8-10:30pm.
For more info, call 514-844-1010

Saturday, July 15th-The Ottawa Jazz Festival
Concert under the Stars, Confederation Park, Ottawa, ON,
Canada.
Showtime is 8:30pm.
Admission is a part of a passport otherwise CDN$15.
For more info, call 613-241-2633, or check out the website
www.jazz.ottawa.com

Sunday, July 16th-The Upper Valley Swing Dance Network, Tracy
Hall
Norwich, Vermont. Doors open at 6:00pm, dance lesson 6:30pm.
Showtime 7:00 PM.
For more info, call 603-643-5341 or check out
www.savoystyle.org/dances.html#Lavay

Tuesday, July 18th-Magic Stick
4140 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI. Showtime is 8pm. For more
info,
call 313-833-9700.

Wednesday, July 19th-The Bottle Rocket
413 Jefferson Ave., Toledo OH. Showtime is 9 pm. For more
info,
call 419-241-7575.

Thursday, July 20th-Fitzgeralds
6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwin IL. Showtime is 8:30 pm.
For more info, call 708-788-2118 or visit:
www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com

Friday, July 21st-TBA

Saturday, July 22nd-The Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival
Liberty Memorial in Penn Valley Park. (Just south of Downtown
Kansas City, Missouri at 27th
& Main), Harrah's Jazz Stage, Kansas City, MO.
Showtime is 8:15. For more info on the full line up that
night,
call 800-530-KCMO or visit
their website: www.kcbluesjazz.org

Thursday, July 27th-L.A. Contemporary Museum of Art
250 South Grand Avenue � Downtown Los Angeles, CA. Showtime
5-8pm.
For more info, call 213/621-2766 or visit their website:
www.MOCA-LA.org/

Friday, July 28th-Carlsbad Music Festival
Carlsbad, CA. Showtime is 6:00-8:00. For more info, call
760-434-29

Saturday, July 29th-The Galaxy Concert Theatre
3503 South Harbor, Santa Ana, CA. Showtime is 8 pm.
For more info, call 714-957-0600 or visit their website:
www.galaxytheatre.com.
________________________________________________________________________________
3. Lavay Smith in the Press

We would like to thank our publicist Mark Pucci, as well as
Jill
Kettles, for helping to spread the word about our new album.
Many, many
publications around the country have written about us in the
past few
months, including Billboard, Living Blues, and Tower Pulse. You
can read
about the band and the new CD in the current issues of Downbeat,
Blues
Revue Magazine, and the Record Convention News. Look for a
backstage
interview with Lavay and Chris in the August issue of Downbeat
as well.
________________________________________________________________________________
4. Fat Notes from Lavay and the Band

We're in a great mood because we just came home from our
friends
house, Chris Morano and Jimmy Jarrett, who threw a great dinner
party. The
guest of honor was the legendary, one and only Hadda Brooks, one
of our
very favorite singers and piano players. Hadda is 83, and still
sings and
plays her butt off, and entertained us all night with great
stories and
songs-she is an inspiration, and one of our idols. If you don't
have any
of her music, run out and get her CDs-there are several
available, and they
are all great! Thanks to Chris, Jimmy, and Hadda for being so
gracious.
We're just catching our breath before we hit the road again,
but we
had a wonderful time on our June tour. We travelled to some of
the best
music towns in the country, and heard a lot of great blues and
jazz in St.
Louis, Kansas City, and New Orleans. We even got to spend a
little time
off in the Mississippi Delta, where we went to the Blues Museum
in
Clarksdale, and Memphis, where we saw Rufus Thomas perform-he
was soulful
and hilarious at the same time!
This was truly a journey through the historical heartland of
much
of our favorite music. We were fortunate enough to hang out
with the great
Jay McShann, another legend of American Jazz and Blues who is
still going
strong. It was an honor to spend some time with Jay, who lead
one of the
greatest big bands out of Kansas City or any other city, and are
really
looking forward to performing on the same stage with him at the
Kansas City
Jazz and Blues Festival on July 22nd. We had a ball in Kansas
City, and
also got to meet Myra Taylor, yet another legendary singer.
Myra sang with
Harlan Leanord's Rockets, and on her own, and had such hits as
"The Spider
and the Fly" and "Take It Easy Greasy". Myra will also be at
the KC Jazz
and Blues Festival-she is a wonderful singer and a beautiful
person!
All of our shows were fun, and we thank everyone who came and
checked the band out. We're looking forward to the next tour,
which lasts
through all of July, and takes us from Reno to New York and the
East Coast,
through Eastern Canada, into the Midwest, and ends up in
Southern
California. We hope to see you on the road!

Until next time, lots of love, and we hope to see you soon,
Lavay Smith and Chris Siebert

Lavay Smith's new CD, "Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing"
(Fat Note
Records) is in stores now!
Website: www.lavaysmith.com
Email: lavay@lavaysmith.com
Hotline: 415/979-8797.
Booking: Diana Alden Lang, 510/658-3196
Publicity: Mark Pucci Media, 770/804-9555
Distribution: City Hall Records, 415/457-9080

By Shawn Hanna on Monday, July 10, 2000 - 01:44 pm: Edit

I contacted Lavay about having her perform in town after her engagement on the 28th in Carlsbad but, alas, she was not interested in playing two shows that night. Next time I hope!

By HopMichael on Friday, July 14, 2000 - 12:30 pm: Edit

On Lavay's album "One Hour Mama," there's a song called "Walk right in, walk right out." Have you ever wondered what the verse means when she says: "I have a man who likes to hucklebuck."?

On a recent discussion on Yehoodi, at least one answer has been made known. A hilarious clip from the Honeymooners (yes, Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden) demonstrates one version of the Hucklebuck.

Enjoy this link!

http://www.honeymooners.net/videos.htm

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