Hey everybody,

 

Happy 2008, and greetings from London, where we’re scouting out some business opps.   When we get back to California we’ve got a whopping February calendar and we’d love to see you at a show.  Plus we have some information about a major medical surgery required by one of the Rhumba Bums.

 

We started the year off with over two weeks of shows at Harrah’s Casino in Laughlin, NV, ringing in the New Year at their Fiesta Showroom, followed by Tony Orlando, the Spinners and former Johnny Cash alumni the Tennessee Three.  We served up a Rhumba Bums version of a Vegas-style show – you would have been proud - matching costumes, cues, choreographed dancers including the likes of L.A.’s finest Minn Vo (www.minnandcorina.com) with Angel Jenkins, and Laura Keat (www.laurakeat.com) with Jeremy Otth.  Check these folks out – you may have seen them dancing on stage at a Smokey Robinson concert, or on the TV show Dancing with the Stars.  They are hot! 

 

It was an interesting experience, but we were so glad to get back to the Bay Area and eat some real food. 

 

We’ve got some great shows coming up, so don’t miss out.  We return for two nights this month at one of our favorite SF haunts:  Biscuits and Blues.  Great Ambiance plus full bar, southern cuisine, and it’s all ages.  Come on down!  And we return to Southern Cal with shows in Pasadena and a free show outside San Diego at the Viejas Casino.  Come out and join the dance contest for a chance to win $5000.  (there is another $5000 doled out for 2^nd & 3^rd place finishers).  And Mendocino County gets Lucky this month – it has been an awfully long while – but we’re returning to the legendary Caspar Inn in, you guessed it:  Caspar CA.  Tell your friends!  And we’re excited to return to Sacramento for an all ages show at the historic Eastern Star Ballroom –  where they always have a good turn out (no that’s not a dance joke).

 

Finally, the jazz black sheep of the Lucky family of bands, the Hammond Cheese Combo, makes a rare appearance this month as Hammond B3 aficionado Pete Fallico (www.doodlinlounge.com) presents his weekly Hammond Organ night at Jazz at Pearl’s, in the heart of San Francisco’s North Beach.  This is a great room to hear the B3 peoples, so come on out!  Plus you’ll get to hear some serious, greasy sax blowing by our beloved saxophonist Scott Edog Petersen, who will soon undergo a double lung transplant.

 

Yes it’s true.  Some of you may know that Scotty suffers from the congenital disease cystic fibrosis, or simply, CF.  But many of you may have never guessed, because of Scott’s awesome musicianship -  the cat can really blow the saxophone!  I don’t want to sound like I’m writing his obituary, but against all odds Scott has made a successful career as a saxophonist despite his medical hurdles and the uncertainty of the music business.  He was the lead tenor soloist for years in the late legendary jazz drummer J.C. Heard’s band, which led to many Midwest gigs with Dizzy Gillespie.  In addition to performing with B3 organists Jack McDuff, Shirley Scott, Lonnie Smith and Bill Heid, Scotty excelled in the pop realm as well, performing with Aretha Franklin, the Four Tops, Burt Bacharach and the Temptations.  Don’t stop there – the Dog can get awfully funky too, performing and recording with soul singers Howard Tate and Bettye Lavette.   He’s been an arranger – writing for blues act Jonnie Bassett to works by Bach and Debussy for the Bishop St. Saxophone Quartet - as well as a college lecturer of jazz history and instructor of jazz saxophone  Scott moved to the Bay Area from the Midwest, and he’s currently a featured soloist in our bands (since 1996), Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums and our Hammond Cheese Combo, when he’s not on the road with other acts including the Stan Kenton Alumni Orchestra, or playing in town with just about everybody like Lavay Smith & the Red Hot Skillet Lickers.

 

The time has come for the double lung transplant and we expect nothing but more success & humor from Scotty.  The operation requires him to remain within 30 minutes of UCSF in San Francisco for a period of about 6 weeks following the surgery.  Because he lives farther away in Marin County, Scott is looking for a place in San Francisco, or preferably in Southern Marin County, where he can stay close to his home but also close to the Hospital in case of complications.  If you know of a home for rent, please let us know.  The downside is, once Scott’s name is officially added to the transplant waiting list, which we expect to occur in late February or March,  there will only be about 24 hours notice before he goes in for surgery.  Then he will remain in the hospital for a period of one to three weeks barring complications.  After all of that, he would need to move in to a place within the 30 minute drive radius.  So you can see the difficulty in securing a place, when he can’t tell potential landlords exactly what dates he will need it.

 

Many people have asked what can they do to help Scotty Dog?

 

1)  If anyone has the skills to set up a website for donations, that would be so welcome!   Though Scott has friends and family who are traveling across the country to pitch in and care for him, musicians generally don’t receive disability or sick pay.  When we don’t work, we don’t get paid.   We plan on doing a benefit show, but frankly, more money can be made for Scotty, and more quickly, through direct donation.  We really don’t know when Scott will be able to go back to work, but at best it will be several months.

 

2) If you do know of a place Scott could rent for a month or 6 weeks on short notice, let us know!  He could get a hotel room, but a space with a kitchen and less traffic would be so much nicer to help Scotty heal.  Not too mention he has to limit his exposure to germs, since the anti-rejection drugs he’ll have to take to protect the foreign lungs have the downside of lowering the body’s ability to mount an immune defense against infection.  This place would need to accommodate Scotty and his caregiver.

 

3) Get him a gig, just once, with Bonnie Raitt – is that too much to ask?

 

Thanks all.  We hope to see you at a show soon!

 

Now stay tuned for our upcoming shows:

 

STEVE LUCKY QUARTET

Thursday February 7

River Rock Casino

7 – 11 p.m.  No cover.

3250 Highway 128
Geyserville, CA 95441
For general info: (707) 857-2777

 

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS

featuring Miss Carmen Getit

Friday February 8

Biscuits & Blues

San Francisco, CA

401 Mason St.

Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages Welcome.

New Showtime: 9 pm & 10:30 pm

$15 cover charge.  Full Bar, Southern Cuisine.

 

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS

featuring Miss Carmen Getit

Saturday February 9

Rancho Nicasio

1 Old Rancheria Road   
Nicasio, California  94946

Venue: (415) 662-2219

Showtime 8:30 pm

$12 cover charge.

All Ages, sweet wooden dance floor, supper club.

 

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS

featuring Miss Carmen Getit

Friday February 15

Eastern Star Ballroom

28th and K (2719 K Street)

Sacramento CA

Info:  916.221.1500

Dance Lessons 8 – 9 pm

Showtime 9pm - Midnight

All Ages welcome!  Admission $10 includes dance lesson   

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS

featuring Miss Carmen Getit

Friday February 22

Biscuits & Blues

San Francisco, CA

401 Mason St.

Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages Welcome.

New Showtime: 9 pm & 10:30 pm

$15 cover charge.  Full Bar, Southern Cuisine.

 

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS

featuring Miss Carmen Getit

Saturday February 23

Fellowship Hall

997 E. Walnut

Pasadena CA

Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association presents.

7:30 - 8:00 SWING DANCE LESSON INCLUDED

Showtime 8 pm – 11:30.

Info:   (626) 799-5689

 

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS

featuring Miss Carmen Getit

Sunday February 24
Viejas Casino

5000 Willows Rd.
Alpine, Ca 91901

Casino Main Number: 800-847-6537

Showtime: 4-8 pm, Free

Dance Contest Preliminary, compete for Big Prize $$ Money!

Details at: http://www.swingorama.com/ (search on Viejas)

1st prize: $5,000.00
2nd prize: $3,000.00
3rd prize: $2,000.00
4th Prize: Surprise Gift
Please Note: Registered couples may compete as many weeks as they need until they qualify for the semi-final round. Once you qualify, you need not show up again until the semi-final round on March 23^rd.  The first 15 couples to register each week will receive a Viejas Gift Bag (T-shirts, pens, playing cards, V logo'd items). Also Ipods, Match Plays, Xbox, Steakhouse/V Lounge Gift Certificates will be randomly given to people just for participating in the free swing lesson at 4pm. Each weekly contest will take place during the band breaks.

 

Steve Lucky’s HAMMOND CHEESE COMBO

Pete Fallico presents Hammond Organ Nights

Thursday February 28

Jazz at Pearls

San Francisco, CA

256 Columbus Ave., just off Broadway

Club: (415) 291-8255

Shows at 8 pm & 10 pm.

 

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS

featuring Miss Carmen Getit

Friday February 29

Caspar Inn

14957 Caspar Rd.

Caspar, CA

Just off Highway 1, 3 miles North of the town of Mendocino

Venue phone: 707-964-5565

 

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday March 1

Private event

Rutherford CA

 

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS

featuring Miss Carmen Getit

Southcoast Clambake Jazz Festival

March 7, 8 & 9

Coos Bay, Oregon

Friday Showtimes:      8:00 pm Eagles Lodge, 11:00 pm Mill Casino

Saturday Showtimes:  10:00 am Eagles, 2:30 pm Sawmill, 5:30 Rogers Zoo, 8:30 pm Mill Casino

Sunday Showtimes:    11:30 am Sawmill  Events Center

                       

Coming Up…

March 28, 29 & 30 Steve Lucky & RB @ Redwood Coast Jazz Festival, Eureka CA

Friday April 11 Steve Lucky & RB @ Joe’s of Lafayette, Lafayette CA

May 24, 25 Steve Lucky & RB @ Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Sacramento CA

July 22 Steve Lucky & RB @ Concert, University at Buffalo SUNY downtown campus, Buffalo NY

July 11, 12, 13 Steve Lucky & RB @  Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee, Mammoth Lakes CA

One Week TBA October/November 2008 Steve Lucky & RB @ Half Note Jazz Club, Athens Greece

 

Web links for most shows are on our website. 

 

Cheers!

 

Miss Carmen Getit & Steve Lucky

 

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"STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS" deliver '40s & '50s-style jumpin' R & B,

blues and swing and lots of original tunes featuring Steve Lucky on piano & vocals,

Miss Carmen Getit on guitar & vocals, Scott Edog Petersen and Doug Rowan
on baritone, tenor & alto saxophones, upright bass and drums.(sextet) 

"CARMEN GETIT!", the band, is a quartet featuring Miss Getit on lead vocals
and lead guitar, Steve Lucky on piano and vocals, Lukas Vesely on bass and a
drummer. Original songs and covers in the '50s - '60s roots R & B and blues traditions. 

The "STEVE & CARMEN SHOW" is a duet (unless due-ly noted) featuring Miss
Getit on vocals and guitar, and Steve Lucky on piano and vocals, performing
original songs and covers from the '20s - '60s in the roots R & B, blues and
The quartet version features bass & drums.   

Steve Lucky's "HAMMOND CHEESE COMBO" is a quartet featuring Lucky on the Hammond B3 organ,

Miss Carmen Getit on guitar, Scott Edog Petersen on tenor saxophone, and drums cookin' up original songs in the groovy soul-jazz tradition & kooky '60s sounds.