lammy72 (August 27, 2008 at 10:36 pm)

I love Chris Botti!

JohnpRiddick (June 24, 2008 at 5:36 am)

Go see him live. You can see that he has the ability to play technically and with versatility. His improv when you see him live is mindblowing... I was NOT expecting to hear it when I saw him live. It's just sick.

trumpet5432 (July 19, 2007 at 9:47 pm)

Some guys just have more talent for playing ballads and not bebop. This doesn't mean their not good players. Chris Botti does what he does best. I have heard him play some bebop licks on Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis.

mary0114 (July 12, 2007 at 8:29 pm)

Have any of you heard him play very technical pieces like Allen Vizzutti or anything. Don't get me wrong, I think he's great, but my dad was saying that Botti isn't as good as Doc because he isn't good in all genres. Any opinions?

kekebakardi (June 29, 2007 at 8:29 pm)

one of the best to listen

emanonami (June 5, 2007 at 8:53 am)

dunno which is sexier... the trumpet playing or the sexy, sexy ladies

mathias306 (May 27, 2007 at 9:13 pm)

Botti had played with Woody Herman as well as done studio work with Sting. Botti is something special and is not like kenny G. What he does on the horn is fluid and controlled regardless of register. He is much more than average, I don't love his music, but he deserves respect for how good he is. He puts one of the prettiest High E's I've ever heard on the end of this clip. Maybe you can do that, but I'll tell you not many pro's can do what he can do. And he's a GREAT straight-ahead player.

MChasteen1 (May 13, 2007 at 6:39 pm)

Aside from performing, Botti dedicated the entire performance to a little girl named Grace that he saw in the audience and even performed My Funny Valentine right at her table to encourage not only her, but to promote the arts to a new generation, which is one of the most important things one can do. I can see why he his career has been supported by those such as Opra W. Truly magnificent!

MChasteen1 (May 13, 2007 at 6:39 pm)

I saw him perform in the Schermerhorn (Nashville, TN), and he played very well. It's not fair to compare him to other 'famous' trumpet players like Miles or Maynard, because what Botti does is far greater in his own way.

MChasteen1 (May 13, 2007 at 6:38 pm)

Technically, Jazz is classical music. But I am sure you weren't educated as a musician so like most people you consider anything before the 1900's to be classical. Botti is a great jazz trumpet player. Yes, jazz (there are various styles and kinds of jazz, there is not really a 'straight jazz' - saying that is contradictory in itself since Jazz is usually swung).