Over the past three decades, Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti has recorded and performed with the best, including Frank Sinatra, Sting, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, and Joshua Bell. A gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer, he has created a series of recordings which have made him one of the world’s top-selling instrumental artists, praised for the warmth and complexity of his tone and musical ideas. Drawing from the worlds of pop, jazz and classical, his signature sound combines a soulful ambience with naturally flowing improvisation. He has earned both critical acclaim and mainstream appreciation for a succession of best-selling albums and received three Grammy nominations this year including Best Pop Instrumental Album. Three of his albums have reached the #1 position on the Billboard jazz albums chart.