Those who were active in the New York City cabaret community in the 1980s will remember Nancy LaMott - a popular and gifted singer who died too young at age 43. She was a powerful singer, known for beautiful interpretations of the Great American Songbook, capable of projecting from the stage, as well as toning down to the intimacy of cabaret. In her late teens she developed Crohn’s disease, causing her to often work around medical treatments; but it was a diagnosis of uterine cancer that was the cause of her death on December 13, 1995.

Tickets for tonight are $25 (a $2 per ticket processing fee will be added to your purchase).

Featuring:

Cindy Smith - vocals
Doug Day - piano
Don Day - bass
Ben Arnold - drums

This event will also be livestreamed on BOP STOP's Youtube Channel at showtime. Accessing the stream is free but donations are encouraged and directly support the band.

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Cindy Smith is a sought-after versatile vocalist, with a broad repertoire, built around jazz, the Great American Songbook, musical theatre, swing, and old school classics. She has developed her vocal styling on stages across the Greater Cleveland area and is a featured vocalist for several local big bands, including Swing Era Big Band, Don Kubec Big Band, Jim Wonnacott’s Little Big Band and a newly formed group called 3 Birds & The Wire – a “tight-harmony” female trio group. Cindy sings music of the greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Natalie Cole, Peggy Lee, Carol King, Bette Midler and many more. Cindy is classically trained from Baldwin-Wallace College and The Music Settlement and was a 17-year member of the Cleveland Opera.

Doug Day is a retired Band and Orchestra Director of Bay Village High School. He has played piano, trombone, and bass professionally for over 50 years, including eight years as the bassist for the Harry Hershey Orchestra. Currently he is the pianist for the Cleveland TOPS Swingband and has performed with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, the Pied Pipers, the Four Aces, the New Chordettes, and Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack.

Don T Day is a professional musician with more than three decades of experience as a performer on upright and electric bass, as well as an arranger and orchestrator. He has also taught music for over 20 years, working with students from middle school through college. Beyond music, Don is a full time Commercial Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor, balancing a lifelong dedication to music with a passion for aviation.

Ben Arnold is a percussionist and educator who has performed with various artists including Corey Harris, Kenny Blake, Jimmi Mayes, Carl Allen, and blues legend Bobby Rush. He is a graduate of Ohio University, the University of Tennessee, and Boston University.

www.cindysmithsings.com