Chris Botti revisits 'Italia' on spring excursion
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Jazz/pop trumpeter Chris Botti has expanded his spring tour schedule, and has lined up new dates later this year with the Boston Pops, with whom he first performed last fall.
The popular contemporary-music performer kicks off the spring slate March 31 in Mexico City before heading north for an April 4 show in Atlantic City, NJ. The early year portion of Botti's itinerary consists of visits to 29 cities through early June, including a June 3 date in Boston with the Pops, who will also back up the trumpeter during his Aug. 7 show in Lenox, MA. Details are included below.
Botti's latest release, "Italia," surfaced in late 2007, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart and earned a Grammy nomination for best Pop Instrumental Album. The set, which features guest vocalists including Andrea Bocelli and Paula Cole, was inspired by the romance of Italy.
"It really is a beautiful kind of love letter to Italy expressing the longing of someone who's not there," Botti said in his bio. "Italy has a romantic quality about it even for someone who's never been there ... the food, the fashion, the art, the landscape, the way the people live their life."
Last fall, Botti took his love letter to Beantown for his debut with the Boston Pops. Two concerts, featuring guest stars including Sting, Josh Groban, Steven Tyler and Yo-Yo Ma, were filmed for broadcast this spring on PBS-TV's annual pledge drive. A live recording of the performance will be released later this month, according to Botti's < a href="http://chrisbotti.com/" target="new">website, with a DVD expected later in the year.
March 2009
31- Mexico City, Mexico - Teatro la Ciudad
April 2009
4 - Atlantic City, NJ - Tropicana Hotel & Casino
8 - Harrisburg, PA - Whitaker Center
11 - Easton, PA - State Theater
16 - Daytona Beach, FL - Peabody Auditorium
23 - Sarasota, FL - Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
24 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Concert Hall (w/ Alabama Symphony Orchestra)
25 - West Palm Beach, FL - Kravis Center
26 - Miami, FL - Fillmore
28 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
29 - Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre of Durham
30 - Charlotte, NC - NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
May 2009
2 - Columbus, OH - Ohio Theatre
3 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Festival
7 - Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall
8 - Great Barrington, MA - The Mahaiwe Theatre
10 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
13 - Wilmington, DE - Grand Opera House
14 - Englewood, NJ - Bergen Performing Arts Center
15 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
16 - Utica, NY - Stanley Theater
21 - Meridian, MS - Riley Center for the Performing Arts
22, 23 - Atlanta, GA - Symphony Hall - Woodruff Arts Center
30 - Cerritos, CA - Cerritos Center for the Arts
31 - Temecula, CA - Thornton Winery
June 2009
2 - Portsmouth, NH - The Music Hall
3 - Boston, MA - Symphony Hall (w/ Boston Pops)
4 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
6 - Monterey, CA - Monterey Conference Center
July 2009
2 - Montreal, Quebec - Montreal Jazz Festival
9 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre
10 - Sparks, NV - John Ascuaga's Nugget-Celebrity Showroom
11, 12 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall
August 2009
7 - Lenox, MA - Tanglewood (w/ Boston Pops)
September 2009
5 - North Las Vegas, NV - Aliante Hotel & Casino
18 - Saint Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
19 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
25 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre ON SALE 3/27
26 - Springfield, OH - Clark State Performing Arts Center
October 2009
24 - Buffalo, NY Kleinhans Music Hall
29-31 - Washington, DC - Kennedy Center Concert Hall
November 2009
20 - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre
21 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Theatre
24 - Indianapolis, IN - Hilbert Circle Theatre
December 2009
4, 5 - Minneapolis, MN - Orchestra Hall
13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Hall
January 2010
7 - Greenville, SC - Peace Center for the Performing Arts
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