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LUCY SMITH: Movin' On

Jazz, Blues, Funk, beautiful ballads and a few more surprises -- Lucy Smith's vocals are full of joyous soul. You'll have some serious fun with Lucy's mix of old and new tunes.

Hooray for Hollywood! - August 20, 2007

Greetings Y'all:

KJAZZ (88.1 FM) is airing tracks from “Movin’ On” for its Los Angeles area listeners (I listen on line too). I had the pleasure of meeting late night DJ, Jai Rich, while attending the World Stage Jazz Festival last week and he’s been playing “All I Meant,” “Go Down Moses,” and “Chase the Clouds Away” ever since.

THANK YOU JAI!!!!!

Portraits @ The Park West - May 5, 2007

Words and Music = POWER

I had the wonderful opportunity of working on “Portraits” on May 3 at the Park West. Writers, performers, students, teachers and people from all walks of life had their “stories of hope and survival” illuminated thru some amazing readers theatre performances. I wrote and performed original songs and transitional themes, directed fellow musicians (Marcin Fahmy, Bryan Doherty, Michael Caskey and Greg Ward) thru the script and augmented the pieces with additional multi-genre music. Mary Morten had producer duties and Illesa Duncan served as director/adaptor. It was great working with them again.

“What Will It Take” is a yearlong initiative throughout Illinois headed by the Chicago Foundation for Women. It is based on the idea that in order to find answers, questions must be asked about violence against women and girls. Programming includes community forums, media campaigns and other public awareness events like “Portraits.”

Chicago Free Press and Illinois Entertainer Reviews - March 13, 2007

Greetings Everyone! I feel like sharing! Here we go!

GREGG SHAPIRO - Chicago Free Press
"Chicago-based jazz vocalist Lucy Smith is both a talented songwriter and a gifted interpreter of other people's songs. Nowhere is that more obvious than in her splendid rendition of 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin',' the opening track on her disc "Movin' On" (lucysmithjazz.com). Chuck Mangione's 'Chase the Clouds Away' and Bob Telson's 'Calling You' also benefit from Smith's technique. Smith originals, including the jazzy 'All I Meant,' the powerful 'Passing for Normal' and the hilarious country cheatin' song 'I-N-F-I-D-E-L-I-T-Y' are truly inspired and deserve to be heard by everyone."

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DEAN RAMOS - Illinois Entertainer
says "...the jazzier 'Kiela,' the longing-fueled 'All I Meant,' and her sassy rendition 'Go Down Moses' simply shouldn't be missed."

Thank you Gentlemen!!