Lavay Smith is internationally recognized as The Queen of classic Jazz & Blues in the authentic style of the 1940's and 1950's. Lavay's latest album “Everybody’s Talkin’ ‘Bout Miss Thing!” received a prestigious 4 & 1/2 Star review in Downbeat magazine and reached the top 10 on the National Billboard Jazz Charts. Lavay sings on every tune, backed up by an all-star band including Allen Smith and Bill Ortiz on trumpet, Danny Armstrong & Marty Wehner on trombone, Herman Riley, Jules Broussard, Bill Stewart, Ron Stallings and Harvey Robb on sax, Chris Siebert on piano, Charlie Siebert on guitar, Bing Nathan on bass, and Sly Randolph and Mark Lee on drums.

“Lavay is wonderful! She and her band are a breath of fresh air. It is so unlikely and so exciting that a band would appear on the scene today that plays classic jazz and blues so well and so convincingly.” --Johnny Otis

“The San Francisco-based Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are a notable exception to the retro-swing norm. The saucy vocalist and her eight-piece crew actually know the difference between jump music and bland R&B in corny suits. They have been a working unit since 1989 and sound as tight as the legendary musicians they choose to emulate.” --Bob Blumenthal, Boston Globe

Web site:  http://www.lavaysmith.com
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