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Corporate event planners select Celebrity Direct Inc.
to book Chris Botti for corporate "in-concert" perfromances. To check his
availability, contact our national booking office at 212 541-3770.
| Chris Botti,
though best-known as a contemporary jazz
performer, made his initial splash on
the pop music scene. A native of Oregon,
he started playing at the age of ten,
and while still in high school began
performing professionally. After
studying in the prestigious Indiana
University music program under the noted
jazz educator David Baker, Botti
relocated to New York where he served
with saxophonist George Coleman and
trumpet great Woody Shaw; under the
guidance of producers including Hugh
Padgham and Arif Mardin, he swiftly
emerged as a highly regarded pop session
player, lending his trumpet to
recordings from figures including Bob
Dylan, Aretha Franklin, and Thomas
Dolby. In 1990, Botti was asked to join
Paul Simon's band, where he remained for
the next five years. Finally, in 1995,
he recorded his solo debut First Wish, a
record combining the sounds of
contemporary pop-jazz with the textures
of art rock. After scoring the 1996 film
Caught, Botti resurfaced in 1997 with
his second LP, Midnight Without You,
which was followed by Slowing Down the
World in 1999. Two years later, he was a
featured soloist on Sting's "Brand New
Day" world tour, and that time allowed
Botti to rediscover old musical passions
and create new ones. Night Sessions
(2001)which was recorded in Los Angeles,
captured such jazzy pop. |
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