Ann Hampton Callaway © Bill Westmoreland

For the second concert in the Chicago Jazz Orchestra's10th annual subscription series, the CJO will be jouned by Ann Hampton Callaway at the Harris Theater for Music & Dance, 205 E. Randolph 0n Thursday, December 13, at 8:00 PM. In this performance, Callaway will be performing with Jeff Lindberg's expanded Chicago Jazz Orchestra the original swinging arrangements of holiday classics as recorded by Ella Fitzgerald and the orchestral arrangements (including strings) of classics from the Barbra Streisand Christmas Album. Many standards loved and cherished by all will be included such as Jingle Bells?, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting...), My Favorite Things, Silent Night, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Santa Claus is Coming To Town, and many more! This is a treat for lovers of jazz, lovers of theater, and lovers of cabaret. [Click here for a Jazz Police interview with Ann Hampton Callaway ]

Ann Hampton Callaway is one of the finest singer/songwriters of our time. The statuesque performer dazzles music lovers as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, and educator. Her talents have made her equally at home in jazz and pop as well as on stage, in the recording studio, on TV and in film. She is best known for starring in the hit Broadway musical "Swing!" and for writing and singing the theme to the internationally successful TV series, "The Nanny". Ann is a devoted keeper-of-the-flame of the great American songbook. She brings fresh and original interpretations to these timeless classics and works to uphold the canon by writing songs with Cole Porter, Carole King, Barbara Carroll and others. Her spontaneity, intelligence, and soulful charisma have won her a diverse fan-base including notables as Barbra Streisand, Clive Davis, Carly Simon and Wynton Marsalis.

Composed of Chicago's top musicians, the Chicago Jazz Orchestra is Chicago's oldest professional jazz orchestra in continuous operation and one of the oldest jazz repertory orchestras in the country.

CJO Conductor and Artistic Director, Jeff Lindberg

The CJO is recognized internationally, having been the resident orchestra for The Kennedy Center Honors for the past sixteen years. The orchestra has toured Europe twice, including performances in Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Sweden. The CJO's 2006 performances included a sold-out Spoleto Festival USA performance with singer Kurt Elling, an electrifying "Tribute to Artie Shaw" at the Ravinia Festival, and a blockbuster "Battle of the Bands" with the Count Basie Orchestra at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, Chicago. The CJO's recent compact disc Clark Terry and Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra: George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (Americana Music) has received widespread critical acclaim, including a rare "FIVE-STAR" rating from Downbeat magazine, and a nomination as "Jazz Album of The Year" by the Jazz Journalists' Association.

"It takes pinpoint precision to make such writing sing, and conductor Lindberg made it happen. When the band focused on a unison long note, the sound shot from the stage like a laser. This is what repertory jazz should be: not a tepid re-creation of work, but a chance to hear how skillfully blended instrumental voices can set a room humming." -Kevin Whitehead, Chicago Sun-Times

For more information call 312-409-3947 or visit chicagojazzorchestra.com.

• Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 8:00PM
• Chicago Jazz Orchestra with: Ann Hampton Callaway - 10th Annual CJO Subscription Series - concert #2
• Harris Theater for Music & Dance
• 205 E. Randolph - Chicago, IL
• Chicago Jazz Orchestra with: Ann Hampton Callaway
• You must purchase tickets for this concert through the Harris Theater
• Box Office: 312.344.777
• Online 24 hours: www.harristheaterchicago.org