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SUMMARY:Chris Botti
DESCRIPTION:GRAMMY-winning trumpeter Chris Botti has been one of the most
  popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades\; he’s c
 ollaborated with some of the biggest superstars on the planet\, includin
 g Sting\, Paul Simon\, Barbra Streisand\, Lady Gaga\, Tony Bennett\, Fra
 nk Sinatra\, Aretha Franklin\, Bette Midler\, Joni Mitchell\, Steven Tyl
 er\, Andrea Bocelli\, Herbie Hancock\, Yo-Yo Ma\, and others\; he’s topp
 ed the jazz charts with numerous albums\, earned multiple Gold and Plati
 num records\, performed with symphony orchestras and on prestigious stag
 es from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House. I
 n short\, Chris Botti really needs no introduction. Yet with his Blue No
 te Records debut\, he’s offering one anyway. Vol.1 is in many ways a fre
 sh start for the trumpeter. Having successfully crossed over from jazz r
 enown to pop stardom\, Botti’s first album in more than a decade finds h
 im crossing back\, with a small group project focused on acoustic jazz a
 nd classic standards. “I turned 60 in 2022\, at a time that seemed like 
 a restart for so many things in the world\,” Botti says. “I wanted to st
 rip away all the orchestral arrangements and special guests and focus mo
 re on my playing\, the playing of my band\, and these jazz classics that
  we always love playing on stage.” While Botti could boast of the major 
 names with whom he’s shared stages\, this project allows him to share hi
 s enthusiasm for the jazz greats past and present that excite him – his 
 conversation is peppered with references to everyone from Miles Davis to
  Keith Jarrett to Pat Metheny to Brad Mehldau. He points to landmark alb
 ums like Davis’ Kind of Blue\, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman\, or Met
 heny’s duo outing with Charlie Haden\, Beyond the Missouri Sky as models
  for the kind of “lifestyle” music he set out to make – music that is ex
 quisite on its own but can also set the scene for a coffee shop or hotel
  lounge\, instantly generating a sophisticated mood. Of course\, Botti c
 ouldn’t have found a more ideal home for this artistic rebirth. Blue Not
 e has been a standard-bearer of jazz throughout its storied history\, an
 d the trumpeter found a receptive partner in label president Don Was. “A
 nyone that's lucky enough to say they're on Blue Note Records should be 
 pinching themselves\,” Botti says. “It's a fantastic honor. I had great 
 runs on Verve and Columbia\, so it’s amazing to now arrive on the most f
 amous traditional jazz record label.” Not that Vol. 1 is a complete abou
 t-face – longtime fans will immediately recognize Botti’s glowing tone a
 nd regal melodicism\, as well as his flair for investing the narrative o
 f a song with high drama and vibrant emotion. “There’s a cinematic quali
 ty that I like to hear in music\, and that I’ve found that audiences rea
 lly love\,” he says. “The essence of that remains on this album. It’s pa
 ramount to me that there is incredible beauty and elegance to all of the
  performances and the way they’re recorded.” Botti has assembled a stell
 ar group of collaborators to achieve that blend of beauty and elegance f
 or the album. The album was produced by the legendary David Foster\, who
 se staggering list of credits includes three Beatles\, Michael Jackson\,
  Barbra Streisand\, Michael Bublé\, Diana Krall\, Mariah Carey\, Madonna
 \, Herbie Hancock\, Aretha Franklin\, Dolly Parton and countless others.
  “David commands so much respect from the musicians that he didn’t have 
 to say much\, but he would navigate the session in a very subtle way\,” 
 says Botti of the producer\, who also contributed the lush\, moving pian
 o intro to “ Danny Boy ” that sets the tone for the album. Botti has enj
 oyed a long collaboration with pianist Taylor Eigsti\, while bassist Zac
 h Moses\, keyboardist Julian Pollack\, and saxophonist Chad Lefkowitz-Br
 own are all members of his regular touring band. Veteran drummer Vinnie 
 Colaiuta rounds out the core band. They’re joined by a number of excelle
 nt musicians\, including Israeli guitarist Gilad Hekselman\, whose atmos
 pheric\, cascading lines grace the Rodgers & Hart classic “ Bewitched\, 
 Bothered and Bewildered ”\; classical violinist Joshua Bell\, who brings
  a striking passion to Botti’s stark rendition of “ My Funny Valentine ”
 \; Uruguayan-born guitarist Leonardo Amuedo\, whose years in Brazil are 
 reflected in his graceful soloing on Henry Mancini’s “ Two for the Road 
 ” and the bossa nova feel he brings to “ Time On My Hands ”\; pianist Es
 teban Castro\, whose delicate restraint belies his youth on “ Old Folks 
 ”\; and singer-songwriter John Splithoff\, who contributes and performs 
 his romantic song “ Paris.” Above all\, it’s Botti’s clarion\, heart wre
 nching trumpet that seizes he spotlight throughout Vol. 1. From the way 
 he sings the yearning melody of “Danny Boy” to the keening\, airy melanc
 holy of his Harmon mute playing on Miles Davis’ “ Blue In Green ”\; the 
 hushed tenderness he brings to Coldplay’s “ Fix You ” or his shimmering 
 flurries on “ Someday My Prince Will Come\;” Botti leaves no doubt of hi
 s mastery or his ability to speak directly from the soul of the instrume
 nt. The title of Vol. 1 implies a new beginning\, but perhaps even more 
 promising is the fact that it also hints at a Vol. 2 – and beyond. “I'm 
 so looking forward to that possibility\,” Botti concludes.\n\nTickets: h
 ttps://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100647C91739314\n\nhttps://findlocal.
 community/event/f18f193b-020b-4541-899a-c728bf214bc6
LOCATION:The Wilbur\, Boston\, MA
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/f18f193b-020b-4541-899a-c728bf214bc
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