Horizons Concert Series: Ann Hampton Calloway

Ann Hampton Callaway sings The Great American Songbook!

What is THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK?

The most influential American songs and jazz standards from the mid 20th century are included under this umbrella. These songs, which were written predominately for Hollywood and Broadway, became the core repertoire for jazz musicians from the 1920’s to the 1960’s and are a cornerstone of the American cultural experience. Standards by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, and Richard Rodgers, amongst others are key to the Great American Songbook. Singers who immortalized the Songbook include the legends Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and many more. This great tradition of song is kept alive in the present by singers like Diana Krall, Michael Buble, and the marvelous Ann Hampton Callaway.

ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY, a member of the LGBTQA community, is proud to be performing during Pride month here in Flagstaff. She is one of the leading champions of the great American Songbook, having made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host and producer.