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Carmen Getit 


Luck-E-Letter May 2008: Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums

Hey Hey Hey everybody,

Lots of things are happening in Rhumbabum Land……

We’ve put some live footage of the Rhumba Bums up on youtube.com, so feel
free to check it out and make comments!  We ended up getting a gig in China
with it.  Here’s a link to one of the videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_58OAtBm1es  Or go to youtube.com and search
on “Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums”. 

We only have a couple of nightclub performances, but both are whoppers! 
First of all, this Friday, May 2nd we’ll be performing at San Francisco’s
premiere nightspot for live music, Biscuits and Blues.  If you haven’t seen
us there, you really should!  It’s a very comfortable club, cozy, good food,
good views from all seats and we always have a great rapport with the
audiences there.  Listen to San Francisco’s KPOO 89.5 fm,
http://www.kpoo.com/,  on Wednesday April 30 when Steve Lucky calls in to DJ
Noel Hayes at 10:30 am.  

Then later in the month on Sunday May 18th, we’ll have a very rare double
bill with the fabulous Lavay Smith & her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, in a
special dance concert to raise money for our beloved saxophonist, Scott
“Edog” Petersen at one of the best dance venues in the Bay Area, Berkeley’s
Ashkenaz.  Scotty will soon undergo a double lung transplant due to the
congenital disease cystic fibrosis.  In addition to sets by Lavay’s band and
the Rhumba Bums, we’ll have an extra big band performance.  Lots of
musicians are coming in support of Scotty, so it will be a treat for
listeners and dancers alike to hear some Count Basie big band charts played
by top Bay Area jazz players. We’ll have some special door prizes to raffle
off, including a Private Tour & Tasting at Arrowood Vineyards & Winery for
up to four people with a complimentary bottle of wine from their classic
wine list to take after the tour and tasting.  The value of the package is
$165.   Special thanks to Rhumba Bum fan Cindi Gehrke of Arrowood Winery for
the donation in Scotty’s battle with CF.   We’d love to get some more great
door prizes, so please write if you have goods or services to donate for the
raffle or auction…..It’s not too late!  Scott is officially on the
transplant list, which means he’s on-call and must report to the hospital on
short notice when his new lungs arrive.  BUT – if he hasn’t gotten his new
pipes yet, he’ll also be there.  Send a note and/or make a donation to help
Scotty now:
Scott Petersen Transplant Fund
P.O. Box 1010
Novato CA 94948-1010

On Memorial Day weekend we’ll be performing at the world famous Sacramento
Jazz Jubilee, the largest and oldest traditional Jazz festival on the
planet. We’ve got 10(!) performances over 4 days there and there are
hundreds of other bands to see as well.  It’s a unique experience and a real
treasure of northern California.  We have a little surprise for those of you
that have been waiting for something new from us and we’ll have it there
with us…….

The baby corner:
Since the fans have asked, here goes.  Monique Rose is nearly 18 months
old.  She’s adding some words to her vocabulary, like “No!”, and “Esss”
(yes), trying to sing along to any song, including the ABCs.  She can say
her cat Raul’s name, but it sounds like “Wa-wu”.   She pretends to read the
newspaper, so one day we were helping her “read” when she parroted “Obama”,
but it sounded more like “my MA ma”.  She’s getting into music and dance
more and tries to choose the music we listen to at home.   If she doesn’t
like a song, she’ll use sign language to indicate a song is “done” or over. 
And if we have no music playing she signs she wants to hear music.  She
didn’t learn to walk until a few months ago, but she’s already
stopped....now she only runs.  Everywhere.  Non-stop……

Now stay tuned for our upcoming shows:

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
featuring Miss Carmen Getit
Friday May 2
Biscuits & Blues
San Francisco, CA
401 Mason St.
Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages Welcome.
Showtimes: 8 pm & 10 pm
$20 cover charge.  Full Bar, Southern Cuisine.

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday May 3
Private engagement
San Francisco CA

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday May 10
Private engagement
Menlo Park CA

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
Saturday May 17
Private engagement
Soledad, CA

STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
featuring Miss Carmen Getit
LAVAY SMITH & HER RED HOT SKILLET LICKERS
Scott "Edawg" Petersen Transplant Benefit Dance Concert
plus lots of special guests.
Sunday May 18
Doors: 6 pm
Showtime: 6:30 pm (or 7 pm, still confirming!)
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Showline: 510-525-5054
Approximate Time Line:
7 pm Lavay Smith & the Red Hot Skillet Lickers
8:15 Count Basie style Big Band
9 pm Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums
www.ashkenaz.com
$15 minimum donation.
plenty of free parking, big wooden dance floor.
Beer & Wine, food available.
Easy to get to from Highway 80.
On San Pablo Avenue just South of Gilman, across from R.E.I.
Kids 12 and under receive free admission.
Ashkenaz has ample free parking in the lot across the street.
DJ Jesse Miner spinning tunes in between band sets.  Door prizes.
It’s not too late to donate goods and services to the raffle and/or auction!
Raffle/Door Prize items so far:
**Dance Pass or Competition Pass to the SF Balboa Fest and North American
Open Swing Championships
http://www.balboabattle.com/
** a Private Tour & Tasting at Arrowood Vineyards & Winery for up to four
people with a complimentary bottle of wine from their classic wine list to
take after the tour and tasting.  The value of the package is $165.   
http://www.arrowoodvineyards.com/
**CDs from musicians…too many to mention here.
FOR UPDATES:  check the thread at
http://www.swingtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7669


STEVE LUCKY & THE RHUMBA BUMS
featuring Miss Carmen Getit
May 23, 24, 25 & 26
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
Sacramento CA
Various locations in Sacramento.
Fri 5:00 pm: Crest Theater, K St. Mall area.
Fri 8:30 pm: Swing Dance Emporium, Convention Center Area.
Sat 10:00 am: Freeway Gardens, Old Sacramento.
Sat 4:00 pm: Swing Dance Emporium, Convention Center Area
Sat 7:00 pm:  Hyatt Ballroom, Convention Center Area
Sun 10:00 am Gus & Joan's, Convention Center Area
Sun 5:30 pm: The Depot, Old Sacramento
Sun 8:30 pm: Swing Dance Emporium, Convention Center Area
Mon 1:00 pm: Hyatt Ballroom, Convention Center Area
Mon 3:00 pm: Swing Dance Emporium, Convention Center Area

Benefit Concert for Candye Kane
Candye underwent major surgery for Pancreatic Cancer two weeks ago.
Date TBA
Probably Sunday June 8
Earlier show, afternoon/evening.
Exact date and Talent Lineup TBA
Biscuits & Blues
San Francisco, CA
401 Mason St.
Club: (415) 292-2583. All Ages Welcome
Full Bar, Southern Cuisine
                    
Coming Up…
June 14, Steve Lucky & RB @ the North Beach Street Festival Grant St @ Green
St Stage 12:00 p.m.
June 15, Steve Lucky & RB @ DadDay in the Plaza, Concord CA, Todos Santos
Plaza 2 – 4 pm
June 24 -26 Shangri-La Hotel Beijing, China
July 11, 12, 13 Steve Lucky & RB @ Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee, Mammoth Lakes
CA
July 22 Steve Lucky & RB @ Concert, University at Buffalo SUNY downtown
campus, Buffalo NY
August 9 or 10 Steve Lucky & RB @ Burlingame Art & Jazz Festival, Burlingame
CA
August 22 Steve Lucky & RB @ TGIF Jazz in the Parks, Carlsbad CA
August 23 Steve Lucky & RB @ PBDA Fellowship Hall, Pasadena CA
September 6 Steve Lucky & RB @ Kendall Jackson Heirloom Tomato Festival
October 10, 11, 12 Steve Lucky & RB @ Medford Jazz Jubilee, Medford OR
One Week TBA October/November 2008 Steve Lucky & RB @ Half Note Jazz Club,
Athens Greece
November 21, 22, 23 Steve Lucky & RB @ Sacramento Harvest Fair, Sacramento
CA

Web links for most shows are on our website. 

Cheers!
 
Miss Carmen Getit & Steve Lucky
 
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with his New York based band called Steve Lucky, "Smack Dab in the Middle".
 
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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.

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