SFJAZZ presents Rhythm, Booze, & Reefer Madness: Taboo Jazz from the 30s & 40s featuring Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
Late Show, 8:30 PM, Saturday, March 17, 2018

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

1. [8:32 PM] Saint James Infirmary
   [add Lavay]
2. [8:42 PM] When You're a Viper
3. [8:47 PM] Have You Ever Met That Funny Reefer Man
4. [8:53 PM] Sweet Lotus Blossom
5. [9:00 PM] When I Get Low I Get High
6. [9:05 PM] What's The Use Of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)
7. [9:12 PM] 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
8. [9:16 PM] ?
9. [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]

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

• Danny Armstrong: trombone, cow bell, vox;
• Rob Barics: clarinet, alto saxophone, tambourine;
• Ron Belcher: contrabass;
• ?Bill Ortiz?: trumpet;
• Chris Siebert: founder, piano, arranger, bandleader;
• Lavay Smith: founder, vox;
• Howard Wiley: 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 one of the two Thursday night sets for SFCV, and I echo his conclusion: I should go hear these folks more often!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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