Chris Botti

Grammy Award winning trumpet player Chris Botti is the bestselling jazz instrumental artist, with mainstream crossover success usually reserved for rock stars. Four of his albums have reached #1 on the jazz charts, and his mix of contemporary jazz, traditional jazz and pop music satisfies the desire of adult music lovers everywhere for the sound of classic romantic jazz. People Magazine even voted him one of their 50 Most Beautiful People. Chris and his incredible band are on the road 250 days a year, including an annual Basie appearance, and he has recorded and performed with the best, including Frank Sinatra, Sting, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael Buble, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell, Steven Tyler and Lucia Micarelli.