ALI WEBB
BE ANYTHING
Jazz as you’ve never heard it before – Ali’s humorous vignettes celebrate life through song, the ironies and self-effacing moments, the defeats and triumphs, the heartbreaks and love that build resolve. Through her original songs and well known jazz classics, Ali reveals the magic and the music of the human spirit, inspiring us to embrace the life we all share, a life where we can “Be Anything.”
ABOUT ALI
Ali Webb, jazz singer, storyteller, comedian, takes you on a journey through life in her show, “Be Anything.” Ali brings her vibrant spirit and love of music to each song, including selections such as “When You’re Smiling” and “Don’t Explain” and of course, “Be Anything.”
Accompanied by Wells Hanley (piano), Randall Pharr (bass), and Brian Caputo (drums), Ali displays to the audience how jazz and life intersect, how music tells the stories most fundamental and important to us as human beings. Through self-effacing humor, Ali recounts hilarious anecdotes from her life, including snarky grocery store clerks and bad boyfriends, and even sings her original song called “SPAM”, which traces her family’s lineage.
This show reveals truths about life’s most difficult moments, and how through time and with love, these heartbreaks become triumphs of the soul.
Ali’s repertoire, originals as well as songs from the 1920s through the 1960s, demonstrates her vocal and emotional range and the adept musical skills of her fellow performers. Each song is delivered with the joy and improvisational spirit characteristic of jazz. Ali also shares with us her personal relationship to many of these songs and how they help her understand past events and embrace life with bravery and honesty.
WHY "BE ANYTHING"?
Because this show celebrates the magic and the music of the human spirit, our connection to one another through both shared sadness and shared laughter. “Be Anything” leaves audiences seeing the world as filled with courage and kindness, humor and hope.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7 pm - The Avalon (Easton, MD)
Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 4 pm - Don't Tell Mama (New York, NY)
