# Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at Joe Henderson Lab, March 17, 2018

[SFJAZZ](https://www.sfjazz.org/events/2017-18/0316/lavay-smith-and-her-red-hot-skillet-lickers) presents _Rhythm, Booze, & Reefer Madness: Taboo Jazz from the 30s & 40s_ featuring [Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers](http://www.lavaysmith.com/Lavay_Smith_%26_Her_Red_Hot_Skillet_Lickers.html)  
[Joe Henderson Lab](http://www.sfjazz.org/center)  
[SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=SFJAZZ+Center,+205+Franklin+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102+USA&hl=en)  
Late Show, 8:30 PM, Saturday, March 17, 2018

[[2018-03-16|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2018|Up to the 2018 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2018#March_events|Up to the 2018 event list!]] ☸  [[2018-03-18|On to the next event!]]

## Late Show

[8:31 PM lights down, announcements, band out without Lavay]

01. [8:32 PM] _Saint James Infirmary_  
[add Lavay]
02. [8:42 PM] _When You're a Viper_
03. [8:47 PM] _Have You Ever Met That Funny Reefer Man_
04. [8:53 PM] _Sweet Lotus Blossom_
05. [9:00 PM] _When I Get Low I Get High_
06. [9:05 PM] _What's The Use Of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)_
07. [9:12 PM] _'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do_
08. [9:16 PM] _?_
09. [9:24 PM] _Drinkin' Wine Spodie-Odie_  
[set ends 9:31 PM; Lavay off]  
   
**Encore**
10. [9:32 PM] _I'm Going Down to Bourbon Street_  
[show ends 9:38 PM; all off after a minute or two]


## Performers

[Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers](http://www.lavaysmith.com/Lavay_Smith_%26_Her_Red_Hot_Skillet_Lickers.html)

* Danny Armstrong: trombone, cow bell, vox;
* Rob Barics: clarinet, alto saxophone, tambourine;
* [Ron Belcher](http://www.triobzf.com/Belcher.html): contrabass;
* ?[Bill Ortiz](http://billortiz.com/)?: trumpet;
* Chris Siebert: founder, piano, arranger, bandleader;
* [Lavay Smith](http://www.lavaysmith.com/): founder, vox;
* [Howard Wiley](http://www.howardwiley.com/): drums;
## Notes

Shoulda been keeping better notes, but I wanted to listen tonight so the setlist above is likely to need some correction! And in that vein, Lavay introduced the band more than once, but I wasn't paying enough attention to verify whether or not Bill Ortiz was the trumpeter. Slackin' on the job again!

It's clear to me that the band was very comfortable with these tunes -- and with each other -- so that solos got handed off from one performer to the next without any obvious hiccups, and the multipart conversations between the payers were plenty fun to listen to. Heck, I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

Andrew Gilbert [reviewed](https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/sf-jazz/lavay-smith-her-red-hot-skillet-lickers-still-cooking) one of the two Thursday night sets for SFCV, and I echo his conclusion: I should go hear these folks more often!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery! 

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