City Winery Chicago Presents Chris Botti live on stage October 17th at 5:00 pm and 8:30 pm & October 18th at 5:00 pm and 8:30 pm.
Chris Botti brings nearly three decades of trumpet mastery to the stage, arriving with a career built on collaborations most musicians only dream of, from Sting and Paul Simon to Aretha Franklin and Herbie Hancock. A Grammy winner who has played Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and the Sydney Opera House, Botti returns to his roots with Vol. 1, his Blue Note Records debut and first album in over a decade built around acoustic jazz and classic standards.
This is Botti stripped back to the essentials: a small group, no orchestral arrangements, just his signature glowing tone applied to the songs that shaped him. Backed by a stellar band and produced by the legendary David Foster, the record moves through touchstones like Danny Boy, Blue in Green, and My Funny Valentine, each one carrying the cinematic, heart wrenching quality that's defined Botti's sound for thirty years. Expect that same intimacy live, a set built less for spectacle and more for the kind of close, unhurried listening that rewards paying attention.
This is a rare evening with one of jazz's most recognizable voices, the kind of night built for a glass of wine, a plate meant for sharing, and a trumpet that takes over the room.