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Chris Botti stretches tour well into 2010

Published Oct 06,2009 4:10 AM / Tara Hall
Jazz/pop trumpeter Chris Botti has added new dates to his long itinerary, which currently stretches into mid-May.... Read More

In-depth Biography
Though best-known as a contemporary jazz performer, trumpeter Chris Botti 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...

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