Tony Award Nominee Ann Hampton Callaway salutes songs made famous in films with Jazz Goes To The Movies, Wednesday, February 27 - City Winery, Chicago.
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 Duke's Cabin in the Sky, "Let's Face the Music and Dance" from Irving Berlin's Follow the Fleet, "This Time the Dream's on Me," from Harold Arlen's 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 QueenLatifah, 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. It's a perfect time to celebrate...dreams and a sense of hope.
Tickets: https://citywinery.com/chicago/ann-hampton-callaway-2-27-19.html!
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