Chris Botti

USA

Born: 12 October 1962

Years Active: 90, 2000

Genres: Jazz, Easy Listening, Vocal

Styles: Instrumental Pop, Easy Listening, Fusion, Crossover Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Standards, Hard Bop, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards, Smooth Jazz, Jazz-Pop

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Though best-known as a contemporary jazz performer, trumpeter Chris Botti made his initial splash on the pop music scene. A native of Oregon, he started playing at the age of ten, and while still in high school, he began performing professionally. After studying in the prestigious Indiana University music program under the noted jazz educator David Baker, Botti relocated to New York, where he served with saxophonist George Coleman and trumpet great Woody Shaw; under the guidance of producers including Hugh Padgham and Arif Mardin, he swiftly em...

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