Columbia Records is proud to announce the release of Italia, the soulful and romantic new album from the contemporary jazz virtuoso trumpeter Chris Botti, on Tuesday, September 25. Botti - a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer -- has earned both critical acclaim and mainstream appreciation for a succession of best-selling albums including the #1 Top Jazz albums When I Fall In Love and To Love Again: The Duets. Italia is the first new studio album from Chris Botti since the release of To Love Again: The Duets in October 2005.
With his new album, Chris Botti, inspired by the sounds and atmosphere of Italy, has created a vibrant and sensual set of performances drawn from sources ranging from classical opera to the soundtracks of Ennio Morricone. Recorded in the United States, England, and Italy, Italia is a brilliant showcase for Botti's musical versatility as performer, composer and collaborator. The album includes the newly-composed title track featuring the passionate vocals of renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli as well as a new interpretation of "The Very Thought of You" with guest vocalist Paula Cole. In another of the album's duets, Botti adds his touch to a vocal performance originally recorded in 1957 by the "forever cool" Dean Martin on "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face," a song first written for "My Fair Lady."
On Italia, Botti re-imagines two beloved compositions -- "Deborah's Theme" (from "Once Upon A Time In America") and "Gabriel's Oboe" (from "The Mission") -- by the venerated Italian composer Ennio Morricone, recent recipient of an Honorary Academy Award(R) "for his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music."
Among the many treasures of Italia, Chris Botti creates a breathtaking new rendition of "Nessun dorma" ("Let no one sleep") from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot." The song entered popular consciousness in 1990, when it was adopted as the official theme of the Italia '90 World
Cup.
CHRIS BOTTI TOUR DATES
September
27 USA Evansville, IN Victory Theatre
28 USA Harrisburg, PA Sunoco Performance Theatre
29 USA Wabash, IN Honeywell Center
30 USA Cincinnati, OH Music Hall w/ Symphony
October
05 USA Buffalo, NY Kleinhans Music Hall w/ Symphony
06 USA Louisvlle, KY Kentucky Center for the Arts
07 USA Cincinnati, OH Music Hall w/ Symphony
13 USA Wilmington, DE Grand Opera House
14 USA Englewood, NJ Bergen PAC
17 USA Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
18 USA Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
19 USA Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
20 USA Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
21 USA Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
22 USA Annapolis, MD Ram's Head (2 Shows Per Night)
23 USA Annapolis, MD Ram's Head (2 Shows Per Night)
24 USA Annapolis, MD Ram's Head (2 Shows Per Night)
26 USA Concord, NH The Capitol Center for the Arts
27 USA Tarrytown, NY Tarrytown Music Hall
November
02 USA Carmel, CA Sunset Center
03 USA Yountville, CA Lincoln Theater
04 USA Carmel, CA Sunset Center
14 USA Boise, ID Morrison Center for the Performing Arts
15 USA Lancaster, CA Lancaster PAC
16 USA Henderson, NV Green Valley Ranch Showroom
18 USA Palm Desert, CA McCallum Theatre
23 USA Boston, MA Scullers (2 Shows Nightly)
24 USA Boston, MA Scullers (2 Shows Nightly)
25 USA Boston, MA Scullers (2 Shows Nightly)
26 USA Boston, MA Scullers (2 Shows Nightly)
30 Russia Moscow, RU B1 Maximum Club
December
02 Hungary Debrecen, HU Kolcsey Convention Center
08 USA Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theater
10 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
11 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
12 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
13 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
14 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
15 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
16 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
17 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
18 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
19 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
20 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
21 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
22 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
23 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
24 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
25 USA New York, NY The Blue Note (8pm + 10.30pm)
29 USA Effingham, IL Rosebud Theater
31 USA Omaha, NE Omaha PAC (w/Symphony)
January
03 USA Greenville, SC Peace Center
04 USA Melbourne, FL King Center
08 USA Naples, FL Philharmonic Center for the arts
09 USA Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
11 USA Charleston, WV Clay Center for the arts
14 USA Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
15 USA Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
16 USA Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
18 USA St Louis, MO Touhill Performing Arts Centre
19 USA St Louis, MO Touhill Performing Arts Centre
22 USA San Francisco, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
23 USA San Francisco, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
24 USA San Francisco, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
25 USA San Francisco, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
26 USA San Francisco, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
27 USA San Francisco, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
29 USA Oakland, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
30 USA Oakland, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
31 USA Oakland, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
February
01 USA Oakland, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
02 USA Oakland, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
03 USA Oakland, CA Yoshis (2 Shows Nightly)
06 USA Seattle, WA Jazz Alley (2 Shows Nightly)
07 USA Seattle, WA Jazz Alley (2 Shows Nightly)
08 USA Seattle, WA Jazz Alley (2 Shows Nightly)
09 USA Seattle, WA Jazz Alley (2 Shows Nightly)
10 USA Seattle, WA Jazz Alley (2 Shows Nightly)
12 USA Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre
13 USA Greensboro, NC Carolina Theatre
14 USA Tallahassee, FL Ruby Diamond Auditorium
16 USA St. Thomas, VI Reichhold Center for the Arts
17 USA Fort Lauderdale, FL Broward Center / Aurene Theater
March
08 USA Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
14 Mexico Mexico City, MX Venue Teatro de la Ciudad
15 Mexico Mexico City, MX Venue Teatro de la Ciudad
16 Mexico Mexico City, MX Venue Teatro de la Ciudad
20 USA Houston, TX Jones Hall
21 USA Houston, TX Jones Hall
22 USA Houston, TX Jones Hall
April
10 Canada Ottawa, ON National Arts Centre
11 Canada Ottawa, ON National Arts Centre
12 Canada Ottawa, ON National Arts Centre
May
02 USA Eureka, CA Arkley Center for the Performing Arts
03 USA Campbell, CA Heritage Theater
09 USA Dallas, TX Meyerson Symphony Hall
10 USA Dallas, TX Meyerson Symphony Hall
11 USA Dallas, TX Meyerson Symphony Hall
June
19 USA Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall
20 USA Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall
21 USA Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall
22 USA Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall
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