Chris Botti
Blue Note131 West 3rd Street, New York 10012
Chris Botti is billed at Blue Note on December 23 for an evening led by the world renowned trumpeter. No accompanying performers or band lineup are listed for this date, and the available information does not name any guests or frame the performance as a release, tribute, or other special program. The focus is a trumpet-led set from Botti, rather than a separately billed ensemble.
Botti’s work spans jazz and pop, with an official biography describing a sound shaped by “glowing tone and regal melodicism” and a cinematic, emotionally vivid approach. Counted among the world’s most popular instrumentalists in that biography, he has collaborated across a wide range of musical settings: Sting, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock and Yo-Yo Ma are among the artists named. Blue Note has previously noted special guests including Sting and John Mayer during Botti residencies, though none are confirmed for this performance.
Blue Note Jazz Club is a dedicated listening room in the heart of Manhattan's jazz district, where the music is the focus and the space is designed to let the sound fill the room. The club features a stage with a small audience area, and the atmosphere is one of quiet concentration on the music. Shows typically begin at 8:00 PM with a second set at 10:30 PM, and the audience sits on chairs close to the stage. The club has a bar, and drinks are available. The experience is primarily about listening to live jazz, with occasional gospel and soul performances, and the audience often stays to talk and enjoy the music after the sets.