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Chris Botti Has Been Added To The 27th Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival Held At The Van Wezel Peforming Arts Hall Tickets Go On Sale Saturday January 27, 2007 For March 15, 2007 Show
Sarasota, FL - Chris Botti will perform as part of the 27th Annual
Sarasota Jazz Festival on Thursday, March 15, 2007, at 8:00 PM.
Tickets are $50.00 and
$40.00. Tickets for Chris Botti go on sale on Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 9:00
AM at the Van Wezel Box Office and on-line at vanwezel.org.
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Trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer,
and a charismatic performer who--since the release of his first solo album
in 1995--has created a series of recordings that have made him a virtual genre-of-one in the realm of contemporary jazz. Through his singular combination
of lush atmos-pheres and thoughtful improvisations, Botti has
earned both critical acclaim and mainstream appreciation.
Botti's latest album, To Love Again, a collection of pop jazz standards from the acclaimed trumpeter and nine superstar guest vocalists, is a worthy successor to Botti's last RIAA gold-certified album, When I Fall In
Love.
To Love Again, which is available as both a traditional CD and
as a Dual
Disc, showcases Chris Botti's inimitable velvet tone and sublime trumpet
phrasings on 13 newly recorded pop and jazz standards featuring nine stand-out vocal performances by some of the greatest singers in modern pop, jazz, and rock.
After the first week of release the album debuted in
the Billboard Top 200 in the #18 chart position promising great things.
Billboard Magazine has predicted it could be “an even bigger hit” than its
predecessor which remains in the Top Five of the Traditional Jazz Chart.
Joining Chris on To Love Again are guest vocalists Sting ("What Are You
Doing The Rest Of Your Life?"), Paula Cole ("My One And Only Love"),
Michael Bublé ("Let There Be Love"), Jill Scott ("Good Morning
Heartache"), Paul Buchanan ("Are You Lonesome Tonight?"), Gladys Knight
("Lover Man"), Renee Olstead ("Pennies From Heaven"), Rosa Passos ("Here
Comes That Rainy Day"), and, yes, that Steven Tyler (on Charlie Chaplin's
"Smile").
Rounding out To Love Again are the instrumental tracks "What's New?" "I'll
Be Seeing You," "Embraceable You," and "To Love Again." As on his last album, Chris Botti is joined once again by the London Session Orchestra, who provides lush tonal coloration to the album's arrangements.
The Dual Disc edition of To Love Again features exclusive
behind-the-scenes footage on the "Making of" the album along with interviews and studio performances and more. To Love Again follows the
extraordinary success of Botti's groundbreaking last album, When I Fall In Love, which has sold more than 500,000 copies to-date.
Before enjoying the show patrons can treat themselves to a fabulous meal
by Michael's At The Van Wezel in the Grand Foyer. Michael’s On East has
taken over as the resident caterer of the Van Wezel performing Arts Hall
and will offer inspired cuisine, world-class wines and superior
hospitality. The Pre-Show dinner will be offered at 5:45, 6:00 and 6:15
and will be buffet-style, complete with a choice of three specialty entrees prepared by Sarasota's famous Michael's On East. Dessert and coffee will be served for $31.50 Reservations are suggested and can be
made by calling 941-366-0007.
Tickets for Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 8:00 PM go on sale at the Van Wezel
Box Office on Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 9 AM located at 777 North Tamiami Trail, through the Charge-It Line 953-3368; Toll Free at (800) 826-9303 or on-line at vanwezel.org.
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