Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 6 PM - 10 PM
Poor House Bistro
91 S Autumn St,
San Jose, California 95110
Join us at PHB for the swinging’ Jazz and Blues vocalist,
Lavay Smith the bandleader of the Red Hot Skillet Lickers for a night of
dancing and good times.
Lavay grew up in Southern California and the Philippines
and has become an internationally recognized Diva of Jazz and Blues, with a
singing style influenced by Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Bessie Smith,
Little Esther Phillips and other legendary greats. Whether singing 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
queens and sexy pinups and adds a modern, feminist twist. No wonder Los Angeles
Magazine chose her as one of the sexiest people around! Lavay began attracting
crowds right from the start thanks to her big, bluesy voice, exciting stage
personality, and glamorous approach. According to Fox TV, the band has become
“a San Francisco Landmark”, winning numerous awards including a “Wammie” and a
“Bammie”. In 1998, the readers of San Francisco’s two major newspapers, the
Chronicle and the Examiner, voted Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
the “Best Band” in the annual readers’ poll.
Lavay Smith’s 7-piece band features some of the finest
musicians in the world and is comprised of four horns (trumpet, trombone, alto
saxophone and tenor saxophone), piano, bass and drums. Truly an all-star
ensemble, Lavay’s musicians have performed or recorded with Duke Ellington,
Ella Fitzgerald, Nat “King” Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Quincy Jones, Tito Puente,
Lionel Hampton, Jay McShann, Johnny Otis, Wytnon Marsalis, Big Joe Turner, Ray
Charles, Big Mama Thornton, Erroll Garner, Charles Brown, Rosemary Clooney,
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, Rufus Thomas, Taj Mahal, Dr. John, Sy Oliver,
Esther Phillips and many more.
