Chris Botti
Organised by: Esplanade - Theatres on the BayPerformed by: Chris Botti
Synopsis:
Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti returns to the Esplanade with his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination.
The largest-selling American instrumental artist, Chris Botti has four no. 1 jazz albums, with his most recent album Impressions winning the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2013. 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, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra.
Performing worldwide and selling more than four million albums, he has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any genre.