Ann Hampton Callaway: I Get a Kick Out of Cole
About This Event
Ann Hampton Callaway brings I Get a Kick Out of Cole to Dizzy's Club, presenting a program built around the songs of Cole Porter. Her career as a jazz vocalist, songwriter and actor—she composed the theme for The Nanny—emphasizes storytelling and tonal precision, qualities that align with Porter's urbane lyricism and rhythmic clarity.
About I Get a Kick Out of You(song)
Cole Porter wrote “I Get a Kick Out of You” for the 1934 Broadway stage, where it first landed with New York audiences as part of *Anything Goes*. Built on wit and romantic self-awareness, the song treats desire as a kind of modern nervous energy, punctuated by a refrain that feels like a knowing aside to the listener. Its afterlife in jazz and popular singing has been unusually long, making it a portable piece of Broadway craft. At Dizzy’s Club, Ann Hampton Callaway places it in a Porter-focused set, where its lyric-driven swing reads like theater spoken in time.
About the Artists
Ann Hampton Callaway
Ann Hampton Callaway is an American jazz vocalist who also works as a songwriter and actor, moving between standards, theater material, and popular song. She is known for writing and performing the theme music for the television series *The Nanny*, a credit that reflects her dual identity as composer and interpreter.
Cole Porter
Cole Porter is an American composer and songwriter whose Broadway and film work left a deep imprint on the jazz repertoire. In New York City, his catalog is frequently revisited at Dizzy’s Club, including programs like Songbook Sundays built around his songs.