Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are one of the top swingin’ jazz and blues bands in the world.? Sultry chanteuse Lavay Smith conjures up the sensuous era of jazz queens and sexy pinups with a modern, feminist twist.? Whether singing her own compositions or drawing on a large repertoire of classics, Lavay and her all-star 8-piece band bake up an instant recipe for dancing and good times.  Lavay’s musicians have performed and recorded with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat ?King? Cole, Sarah Vaughen, Quincy Jones, Tito Puente, Lionel Hampton, Jay McShann, Johnny Otis, Wynton Marsalis, Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, Big Mama Thornton, Erroll Garner, Charles Brown, Rosemary Cloony, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, Rufus Thomas, Taj Mahal, Dr.  John, Sy Oliver, Little Esther Phillips, and many more.