Program and Artist Information:

Pianist, composer, and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis has been referred to as "the great performer," a title reflecting his performance style and musical selections that display his early gospel roots and classical training coupled with his love of jazz and other musical forms. He is joined by one of the most acclaimed singers in contemporary music, Ann Hampton Callaway, renowned for her starring role in the Broadway musical Swing! and a beloved keeper-of-the-flame of the Great American Songbook.