Jazz Articles about Chris Botti

Chris Botti: A Night with the San Francisco Symphony

by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler
August 3, 2007

Chris BottiDavies Symphony Hall San Francisco, CaliforniaJuly 14th, 2007Davies Symphony Hall was abuzz with Chris Botti enthusiasts as they took their seats and the lights dimmed. The evening commenced as Randall Craig Fleischer joined the San Francisco Symphony on stage, leading them in Leonard Bernstein's riveting “Times Square from On the Town. Fleischer announced that every conductor has at one point or another wanted to be exactly like Leonard Bernstein, including himself. In fact, Fleischer ...

Chris Botti: December Songs

by Woodrow Wilkins
January 4, 2007

Since his debut solo release in 1995, trumpeter Chris Botti is a musician who has gained widespread appeal, presenting many sides of jazz as well as delving subtly into pop and classical genres. His collaborations have included such artists as Spyro Gyra, Renee Olstead, Sting, Michael Bublé and Jill Scott. And his live shows have melded contemporary and smooth jazz with the dissonance of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (Columbia/Legacy, 1999).

Botti's latest release, December (Columbia, 2006), is a reissue of ...

Chris Botti: To Love Again

by Jim Santella
October 24, 2005

Clearly a ballad album, To Love Again combines Chris Botti's warm trumpet tone and immaculate articulation with strings on a program designed to cure what ails ya. Guest vocalists make the session appeal to a broad audience, while the trumpeter's focus on his intimate ensemble interpretations remains its healthiest feature. His trumpet mastery has developed into a cornucopia of rich fascination.

With familiar standards such as “I'll Be Seeing You," “What's New?" and “Embraceable You," Botti lets his ...

Chris Botti: When I Fall In Love

by Jim Santella
October 3, 2004

While his ballad album emphasizes the clear tone and gentle spirit that this lyrical trumpeter releases quite naturally, it also serves to exhibit the nuances with which Chris Botti can convince. His subtle improvisations ooze heartfelt emotion from start to finish. Comparisons with Miles Davis and Chet Baker prove valid. While Columbia prefers to market his good looks and youthful, boyish charm, they know they've got a winning formula here, in this evocative trumpet soloist.

Backed by a ...

Chris Botti: A Thousand Kisses Deep

by Brian Soergel
April 14, 2004

Trumpeter Chris Bottis “Indian Summer" is one of the freshest smooth jazz singles heard on the radio for awhile, and it just further cements Botti's status as one of the genre's top stars. He gets tons of recognition opening for Sting, and deservedly so. Like fellow trumpeter Rick Braun, Botti plays notes that move the heart while writing memorable melodies that can stick in your head all day. This guy is as smooth as Burt Bacharach, from whom he borrows ...

Chris Botti Cools Connecticut

by AAJ Staff
April 9, 2004

Trumpeter Chris Botti, hot off of Sting's sold-out North American “Sacred Love" tour, slid into New Haven, headlining his own contemporary jazz jam. April 2, 2004 - Lyman Hall at Southern Connecticut State University is where the cool combustion took place. (He even looks like Sting.)Promoting his most recent Columbia label release, A Thousand Kisses Deep , Botti showcased his talents as both a pop performer and a pure jazz trumpet balladeer. The 2003 release features a diverse group ...

Chris Botti: Setting the Pace to Chill

by Cheryl Hughey
October 21, 2003

Ambient or chill music was first declared a genre by composer Brian Eno in the late '70s. Eno’s style was more atmospheric, rather than obtrusive. With a softened tempo and subdued tones, his artistic statement of chill possessed a minimalistic quality. This would be the building blocks of New Age music for the future.

Coming to America from the European club scene, chill has evolved. While the music still maintains the original characteristics, there is a bit more of a ...