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DESCRIPTION:\nLavay Smith brings her expanded 10-piece &quot\;Bigger Band&q
 uot\; to Yoshi's in Oakland for a night of classic music by Billie Holiday
 \, Ella Fitzgerald\, Bessie Smith\, Count Basie\, Duke Ellington\, Dizzy G
 illespie\, Jay McShann plus a sampling of Lavay Smith originals.&nbsp\; Fe
 aturing an all-star lineup including Jules Brousard\, Robert Stewart\, Joe
  Coen Mike Olmos\, Bill Ortiz\, Danny Armstrong\, Chris Siebert\, Ron Belc
 her &amp\; Howard Wiley.\n\nLavay Smith is the vocalist and bandleader of 
 the Red Hot Skillet Lickers\, one of the top swingin&rsquo\; Jazz and Blue
 s bands in the world. Lavay grew up in Southern California and the Philipp
 ines and has become an internationally recognized Diva of Jazz and Blues\,
  with a singing style influenced by Billie Holiday\, Dinah Washington\, Be
 ssie Smith\, Little Esther Phillips and other legendary greats. Whether si
 nging her own compositions or drawing on a large repertoire of classics\, 
 Lavay and her all-star 7-piece band bake up an instant recipe for dancing 
 and good times.  This sultry chanteuse evokes a sensuous era of Jazz queen
 s and sexy pinups and adds a modern\, feminist twist.  No wonder Los Angel
 es Magazine chose her as one of the sexiest people around!  Lavay began at
 tracting crowds right from the start thanks to her big\, bluesy voice\, ex
 citing stage personality\, and glamorous approach. According to Fox TV\, t
 he band has become &ldquo\;a San Francisco Landmark&rdquo\;\, winning nume
 rous awards including a &ldquo\;Wammie&rdquo\; and a &ldquo\;Bammie&rdquo\
 ;. In 1998\, the reader&rsquo\;s of San Francisco&rsquo\;s two major newsp
 apers\, the Chronicle and the Examiner\, voted Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot
  Skillet Lickers the &ldquo\;Best Band&rdquo\; in the annual readers poll.
 Important publications have sung the praises of Lavay Smith and her band\,
  including Downbeat\, The Los Angeles Times\, Jazziz\, The Boston Globe\, 
 Blues Revue\, The New York Press\, Living Blues\, and the Alternative Pres
 s (see attached pages for juicy quotes). Television and Radio appearances 
 include Public Television&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;The News Hour with Jim Lehrer&r
 dquo\;\, Fox TV&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Fox Files&rdquo\;\, and NPR&rsquo\;s &ldq
 uo\;To The Best of Our Knowledge&rdquo\;. World famous celebrities have ju
 mped on the Lavay Smith bandwagon as well. Johnny Otis says &ldquo\;Lavay 
 is wonderful! She and her band are a breath of fresh air.&rdquo\;  Dan Ayk
 royd\, a.k.a. Elwood Blues\, says of Lavay&rsquo\;s debut album\, &ldquo\;
 One Hour Mama&rdquo\;\,  &ldquo\;...this CD is guaranteed to make you feel
  better.&rdquo\;  Even President Clinton has seen the light\, proclaiming\
 , &ldquo\;I love this band - they&rsquo\;re great!&rdquo\;
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LOCATION:Oakland
SUMMARY:Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Expanded 10-Piece Bigge
 r Band
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