Jazz trumpet virtuoso Botti taking Riley stage
Chris Botti
Trumpet maestro Chris Botti, the world芒聙聶s best-selling jazz instrumentalist, brings his gift for melody and his remarkable purity of tone to the elegant 小黄书 Riley Center on May 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Botti芒聙聶s most recent album, "Impressions," won a Grammy Award as Best Pop Instrumental Album. But he loves good music no matter what the genre. While grounded in stylish jazz, his concerts also explore rock, classical, R & B, and Latin sounds. And they feature more instrumental fireworks than his romantic ballad芒聙聯laced recordings.
芒聙聹When I do a live show, it is completely different from my records,芒聙聺 he said. 芒聙聹You芒聙聶ve got to come out and show them chops and technique and play all this virtuosic stuff.芒聙聺
For his ballads, Botti has mastered the art of yearning restraint. But when it芒聙聶s time to cut loose, the Riley Center audience will learn to its delight that he can, indeed, deliver 芒聙聹virtuosic stuff.芒聙聺
Tickets are $59 and $53 at the 小黄书 Riley Center Box Office, which is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can be purchased online at or by calling the box office at 601-696-2200.