Chris Botti - Smooth Jazz In The City
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 - The world’s biggest selling jazz instrumentalist, CHRIS BOTTI, will make his debut visit to New Zealand in 2018, performing at the Bruce Mason Centre on Wednesday, February 21.
Tickets go on sale midday Wednesday, November 29.
My Live Nation members can secure tickets first during the exclusive pre-sale beginning midday Monday November 27.
For complete tour and ticketing including VIP details, visit: livenation.co.nz
Performing worldwide and selling more than four million albums, American trumpeter Botti has found a form of creative
expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre.
Botti’s musical connections with some of the world’s best known recording artists – including Sting, Paul Simon, Andrea
Bocelli, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer and Mark Knopfler – has led to continual tours and recordings since he first moved to
New York City in 1985 to hone his craft as a studio musician.
Bocelli and Knopfler were among featured artists on Botti’s Grammy award-winning Impressions (2012), one of 10 studio
albums he has recorded, together with two live albums and two compilations.
As both a trumpeter and composer, Botti has established a reputation as a versatile musician in both jazz and pop music
for his ability to fuse both styles.
In 1990, he began a decade-long touring and recording relationship with Paul Simon which broadened his exposure to other singers. During that period, he also performed and recorded with Aretha Franklin,
Natalie Cole, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Natalie Merchant, Scritti Politti and Roger Daltrey.
In 1999, Botti was invited to tour with Sting as a featured soloist on his ‘Brand New Day’ world tour. The two-year run
culminated in All This Time, a CD/DVD-taping and webcast performance from Sting’s Italian estate in Tuscany on September
11, 2001.
Botti attributes his rise to world success to his work with Sting; he not only toured with the former Police singer’s
band over several years but featured as opening act at Sting’s shows.
“Watching artists like Sting and Paul and Joni Mitchell, how they get in and out of songs … all that was a huge asset
for me. I wouldn’t be the performer I am today without that background,” Botti said.
Over the past three decades, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music, including Sting, Barbra Streisand,
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael Bublé, Joshua Bell, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and even Frank
Sinatra.
Hitting the road for as many as 300 days per year, the trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies
and at some of the world's most prestigious venues, from Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House
and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy.
“Virtuosic trumpet work … inventive melody-making … engaging onstage presence” – Los Angeles Times
“Chris Botti’s (recent projects) display the influence of Miles Davis and Chet Baker … he is the most famous trumpeter
since Herb Alpert.” – Jazztimes
“A modern-day jazz heartthrob” – New York Times
THE BRUCE MASON CENTRE, AUCKLAND
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 21
TICKETS ON SALE MIDDAY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Live Nation pre-sale: Midday, Monday November 27 until 5pm Tuesday November 28
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.chrisbotti.com & www.livenation.co.NZ
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