Christopher Stephen Botti is an American trumpeter and composer.
20 Facts About Chris Botti
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In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album Impressions.
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Chris Botti was nominated in 2008 for his album Italia and received three nominations in 2010 for the live album Chris Botti in Boston.
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Chris Botti was born in Portland, Oregon, and raised in Corvallis, although he spent two years of his childhood in Italy.
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Chris Botti started playing the trumpet at nine years old, and committed to the instrument at age 12 when he heard Miles Davis play "My Funny Valentine".
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Chris Botti set his class schedule so that he could play at Portland clubs in the evening.
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Chris Botti was the recipient of two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts which allowed him to study with trumpeter Woody Shaw and saxophonist George Coleman during two consecutive summer breaks.
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Chris Botti left Indiana University during his senior year for short touring stints with Frank Sinatra and Buddy Rich.
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Chris Botti was a member of Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, a more experimental, jazz fusion-oriented group.
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Chris Botti composed the score and recorded a soundtrack for the 1996 film Caught.
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In 1999, Chris Botti was invited to tour with Sting as a featured soloist in the Brand New Day tour.
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The project represented the only time Chris Botti has performed vocals on two tracks.
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In May 2005, Chris Botti was invited to perform at Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball weekend honoring her African American heroines.
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On September 25,2007, Chris Botti released an album entitled Italia.
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Chris Botti performed the song with Bocelli during the 2007 edition of the Teatro del Silenzio, which was released on DVD titled Vivere Live in Tuscany in 2008.
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Chris Botti was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 2004.
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Chris Botti performed the United States' national anthem in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for a crowd of over 80,000 and a worldwide television audience on November 3,2014, prior to the Indianapolis Colts vs New York Giants National Football League game.
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Chris Botti appeared in the Season 3 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills episode "Don't Sing For Your Supper" as a dinner guest of Yolanda Hadid and David Foster.
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Chris Botti uses a Leblanc Vacchiano Harmon mute from the 1950s.
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Chris Botti later traded the Calicchio S1 for the 1939 Handcraft martin Committee.