Native Son Chris Botti Returns For One Night Of Cool Jazz | February 5
February 3, 2010 — PDXPIPELINEFrom our partners at Oregon Symphony:
NATIVE SON CHRIS BOTTI RETURNS FOR ONE NIGHT OF COOL JAZZ
When and Where: One performance only, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
The Performers: Globe-trotting jazz trumpeter Chris Botti returns home to Portland with his stellar ensemble of back-up musicians. Please note: The Oregon Symphony does not perform.
The Program: A wide sampling of the jazz standards and pop tunes Botti's fans have come to expect.
- This is another homecoming for Botti, who was born in Portland and raised in Corvallis and whose Oregon roots run deep: As a teen in Portland: he performed at Delevan's, played in Ron Steen's band and studied with former Oregon Symphony principal trumpeter Fred Sautter.
- Botti performed two holiday concerts with the Oregon Symphony in December 2008. This time it's just Botti and his backup band; the Oregon Symphony does not perform.
- Since the release of his first solo album in 1995, Botti has built a sui generis career that seamlessly blends pop, the classics and contemporary jazz and has made him the best-selling American jazz instrumentalist.
- Over the past three decades, Botti has recorded and performed alongside many of the biggest names in music, including Frank Sinatra, Sting, Josh Groban, Paul Simon, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli and Joshua Bell.
Tickets: $25 to $130; at the Oregon Symphony Ticket Office, 923 SW Washington St., in downtown Portland. Ticket office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at (503) 228-1353 or (800) 228-7343 during the same hours, at the concert hall box office starting two hours before the performance, or online at any time from the orchestra's web site, OrSymphony.org. Tickets are also available from Ticketmaster.com.
