Ann Hampton Callaway is an inspiring and maverick spirit in the entertainment world. In an age preoccupied with terms and categories, she has successfully paved her own path, dazzling audiences not only as a singer and pianist but also as a songwriter and actress. Ann's far-reaching talents have made her equally at home in the worlds of jazz, pop and cabaret as well as on stage, in the recording studio and on TV. Highly regarded for her performance in the hit Broadway musical Swing! and for her witty writing and singing of the theme to the hit TV series, The Nanny, Ann Hampton Callaway is full of surprises. Her charisma, intelligence, and spontaneity have won her a diverse fan-base including such notables as Barbra Streisand, Clive Davis, Carly Simon and Wynton Marsalis.

Originally from Chicago, Ann is the daughter of the esteemed voice teacher and singer, Shirley Callaway and legendary Chicago television journalist, John Callaway, and her sister Liz is one of the most prominent singer-actresses on Broadway. "I grew up listening to my dad's jazz album collection," she recalls, "and by the time I reached my teens, I was hooked." Since coming to New York, Ann has recorded over 40 CDs as a soloist and guest artist combined. As one of the leading interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Callaway was the first person granted permission by Cole Porter's estate to write music for a previously unrecorded Porter lyric, "I Gaze In Your Eyes". In 2000, she garnered a Tony Award nomination for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" for the Broadway hit Swing!. The renaissance woman has recently made her screen debut playing Mrs. White in the upcoming independent film Sky King and is preparing to host a new TV series, soon to be announced. The Chicago Tribune touts Ann Hampton Callaway as "the best equipped jazz vocalist swinging today" while The New York Times declares that "no contemporary singer matches Ms. Callaway." With the release of Slow, Ann Hampton Callaway further asserts herself as an exciting talent who stands in a class by herself.