Chris Botti is likely one of the most profitable instrumentalists in historical past.
The immensely proficient jazz-pop trumpeter has hit No. 1 on the Billboard jazz albums chart on a number of events and offered hundreds of thousands of data throughout an expert profession that dates again to the mid-’80s.
And after being nominated for a number of Grammy Awards, the Oregon native lastly managed to win one when Grammy voters named “Impressions” one of the best pop instrumental album in 2013.
Botti has additionally labored with a daily who’s who within the pop world, having collaborated with James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Shawn Colvin, Barbra Streisand, Aaron Neville, Rod Stewart and plenty of others over time.
Oh, and did we point out he has additionally performed with each Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin? Now, that’s spectacular firm.
He’s presently out on the highway supporting “Vol. 1,” which — extremely — is simply his first full-length studio outing since “Impressions” in 2012. It was produced by 16-time Grammy-winner David Foster and options violinist Joshua Bell, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, guitarist Gilad Hekselman and Bay Space pianist Taylor Eigsti.
Botti performs Jan. 7-12 at SFJAZZ Middle in San Francisco. Tickets are $55-$185, sfjazz.org.
Initially Revealed: December 26, 2024 at 8:51 AM PST
