Ann Hampton Callaway - Jazz Goes To The Movies at The Purple Room

Dinner at 6pm, Show at 8pm.Jazz Goes To The Movie - Tony Award nominee Ann Hampton Callaway salutes songs made famous in films This show, explores the fascinating ways jazz and film have come together to tell stories.The playlist includes Taking a Chance on Love from Vernon Dukes Cabin in the Sky, Lets Face the Music and Dance from Irving Berlins Follow the Fleet, This Time the Dreams on Me, from Harold Arlens Blues in the Night, and As Time Goes By, the Herman Hupfeld classic from Casablanca. Callaway also performs jazz songs she has recorded for films, including Come Rain or Come Shine from The Good Shepherd, starring Robert DeNiro, The Nearness of You from Last Holiday starring Queen Latifah, and Pourquoi, a song she wrote for the new film Blind, starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore. Jazz Goes to the Movies is mainly a celebration of the golden age of songwriters from the 30's and 40's who wrote love songs for the silver screen that gave people dreamswhen they needed them most. Its a perfect time to celebratedreams and a sense of hope.Listen to the record here: https://soundcloud.com/shanachie-1/sets/ann-hampton-callaway-jazz-goes-to-the-movies/s-ki7W0Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/WTdzilPp3ukFor sheer vocal beauty, no contemporary singer matches Ms. Callaway. - Stephen Holden, New York TimesCallaway is one of the best equipped jazz vocalists swinging today. Howard Reich, Chicago TribuneAstonishing. LA Weeklysuperbly intelligent, singularly creative pop-jazz stylist who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Streisand, Ronstadt, Shirley Horn and Dianne Reeves Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes- Reviews of Jazz Goes To The Movieshttp://theaterpizzazz.com/ann-hampton-callaway-jazz-goes-to-the-movies/https://dramaqueennyc.com/2017/11/02/review-ann-hampton-callaway-2/