Jazz Articles about Ann Hampton Callaway

Ann Hampton Callaway: At Last

by Woodrow Wilkins
February 19, 2009

It takes a certain degree of nerve to take on “At Last," Mack Gordon and Harry Warren's classic ballad. Etta James' definitive recording is the standard by which most--if not all--renderings are judged. Singer Ann Hampton Callaway has that nerve, and then some. Callaway, a performer in the Broadway musical Swing!, composed and sang the theme to the hit television series The Nanny. Her associations include Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and Keith Lockhart ...

Ann Hampton Callaway: Blues In the Night

by Jim Santella
May 23, 2007

Ann Hampton Callaway shows off her persuasive pipes on this memorable program of familiar songs and originals. Backed by pianist Ted Rosenthal, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Lewis Nash, she explores the kind of songs that drive Broadway wild. Sherrie Maricle's Diva big band appears on four tracks, while band members Anat Cohen (tenor saxophone) and Jami Dauber (trumpet) fill in on three additional selections with a moving spirit.

With a blues theme running through her album, Callaway ...

Ann Hampton Calloway: Blues In The Night

by Marcia Hillman
October 24, 2006

Blues In The Night, a program of blues and blues-oriented material, features mostly familiar standards with a few originals written by vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway, who also is responsible for some of the arrangements. Her accompanists on most of the album consist of Ted Rosenthal (piano), Christian McBride (bass) and Lewis Nash (drums), augmented on some tracks by Anat Cohen (tenor sax), David Gilmore (guitar) and Jami Dauber (trumpet). Four tunes feature Sherrie Maricle and the Diva Jazz Orchestra, with ...

Ann Hampton Callaway Swings Blues Alley

by Franz A. Matzner
September 22, 2006

Ann Hampton Callaway Blues Alley Washington, DC September 14, 2006

Showmanship is a rare commodity in the jazz world today. Too many performers believe it contradicts true artistry. In some cases they may be right. But add a healthy dose of real talent and the two can offer a winning combination. Throw in a bigger than life personality, a biting sense of humor, and a powerful set of lungs and you have Ann Hampton ...

Ann Hampton Callaway: Signature

by Mathew Bahl
April 12, 2002

The gap between Barbra Streisand and Ella Fitzgerald is wide, a fact that Ann Hampton Callaway has no doubt discovered. Ms. Callaway began her career in the early 1980s as a rich-voiced, highly musical cabaret singer with a preference for intensely dramatic ballads. In the mid-90s, she changed directions and embraced vocal jazz. Although some of her early jazz efforts were problematic, in recent years Ms. Callaway’s substance has begun to keep pace with her form, and she has emerged ...

Ann Hampton Callaway: Signature

by Dave Nathan
February 1, 2002

With each release, cabaret singer, Broadway performer and apparently soon to become TV star with her own show on PPBS, Ann Hampton Callaway amazes with her versatility. Becoming even more adventurous than ever on this latest release with a play list that brims with interesting and varied material, from the Vocalese gem, “Twisted", made famous by Annie Ross, to the Louis Armstrong favorite “A Kiss to Build a Dream on" with lots of good stuff in between. On top of ...