Comments on: 13 Things I Learned at the Chris Botti Show http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show Makin' It Happen - Livin' the Dream - Payin' the Bills Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:06:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Botti - TrumpetMaster http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show/comment-page-1#comment-1077 Chris Botti - TrumpetMaster Sun, 30 May 2010 17:24:43 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=2311#comment-1077 [...] Chris Botti I saw Botti earlier this year and wrote a blog post about the experience: 13 Things I Learned At The Chris Botti Show __________________ Watch live video of The Jason Parker Quartet. Trumpets: Selmer Paris Concept [...] [...] Chris Botti I saw Botti earlier this year and wrote a blog post about the experience: 13 Things I Learned At The Chris Botti Show __________________ Watch live video of The Jason Parker Quartet. Trumpets: Selmer Paris Concept [...]

]]> By: paula http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show/comment-page-1#comment-993 paula Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:19:06 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=2311#comment-993 You echoed my sentiments to the letter about Chris B.'s playing. Certainly a phenomenally gifted trumpet player and he plays the smooth fusion (my opinion) jazz and then some good gnarly stuff with the greatest of finesse like no other I've heard in that genre of music. I loved your comments about his band stars like Billy K...can't wait to hear !!! . Hope to see & hear Chris & band for the 1st time in June when he's scheduled to play with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Hall. I wish I were playing my violin with SFS in that accompanying role. You echoed my sentiments to the letter about Chris B.’s playing. Certainly a phenomenally gifted trumpet player and he plays the smooth fusion (my opinion) jazz and then some good gnarly stuff with the greatest of finesse like no other I’ve heard in that genre of music. I loved your comments about his band stars like Billy K…can’t wait to hear !!! . Hope to see & hear Chris & band for the 1st time in June when he’s scheduled to play with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Hall. I wish I were playing my violin with SFS in that accompanying role.

]]> By: Jason http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show/comment-page-1#comment-931 Jason Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:33:11 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=2311#comment-931 Good way of putting it. His tone really is amazing. Good way of putting it. His tone really is amazing.

]]> By: Steve Provizer http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show/comment-page-1#comment-930 Steve Provizer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:28:56 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=2311#comment-930 Happy to... It just occurs that Botti brings something into view: the beauty of the single note, something which has kind of been lost in the shuffle over the last 40 years. Happy to… It just occurs that Botti brings something into view: the beauty of the single note, something which has kind of been lost in the shuffle over the last 40 years.

]]> By: Jason http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show/comment-page-1#comment-929 Jason Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:10:39 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=2311#comment-929 Absolutely! That's why I wrote the post. I just wanted to start a conversation with my experience at the show and see what people thought. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. Absolutely! That’s why I wrote the post. I just wanted to start a conversation with my experience at the show and see what people thought. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment.

]]> By: Steve Provizer http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show/comment-page-1#comment-928 Steve Provizer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:07:46 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=2311#comment-928 No, not a bad thing...Since you brought up Miles-it may be worth noting the vast number of people who have bought "Kind of Blue" and the comparatively miniscule numbers checking out the local jazz talent in their cities. I don't say this to be churlish, but to say that the grey areas of this complicated conversation are worth exploring. No, not a bad thing…Since you brought up Miles-it may be worth noting the vast number of people who have bought “Kind of Blue” and the comparatively miniscule numbers checking out the local jazz talent in their cities. I don’t say this to be churlish, but to say that the grey areas of this complicated conversation are worth exploring.

]]> By: Jason http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show/comment-page-1#comment-927 Jason Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:00:49 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=2311#comment-927 OK. Thanks for clarifying. I guess on the "bringing people into jazz" thing, my thinking is this: Chris played "My Funny Valentine" at the show and the crowd loved it. Was it the best version of the song I have heard? No. But Chris did a GREAT job of introducing that song and making sure the audience knew that it was the Miles version that turned him on to jazz. I have to imagine that someone in that audience who wasn't familiar with Miles went home and googled the Miles version of the song. That person just might have loved it and now we have a new jazz fan. I just don't see how that's a bad thing. OK. Thanks for clarifying. I guess on the “bringing people into jazz” thing, my thinking is this: Chris played “My Funny Valentine” at the show and the crowd loved it. Was it the best version of the song I have heard? No. But Chris did a GREAT job of introducing that song and making sure the audience knew that it was the Miles version that turned him on to jazz. I have to imagine that someone in that audience who wasn’t familiar with Miles went home and googled the Miles version of the song. That person just might have loved it and now we have a new jazz fan. I just don’t see how that’s a bad thing.

]]> By: Steve Provizer http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show/comment-page-1#comment-926 Steve Provizer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:52:26 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=2311#comment-926 I didn't mean to say his presentation is a bad thing. Jimmie Lunceford, for one, certainly understood the value of entertainment. It's about the question of "bringing people into jazz." As a rule, those presentations are simply not there. And, as a rule, the structures and solos are more complicated. I didn’t mean to say his presentation is a bad thing. Jimmie Lunceford, for one, certainly understood the value of entertainment. It’s about the question of “bringing people into jazz.” As a rule, those presentations are simply not there. And, as a rule, the structures and solos are more complicated.

]]> By: Jason http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show/comment-page-1#comment-924 Jason Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:45:33 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=2311#comment-924 Thanks for chiming in, Steve. You're absolutely right that his music is "less demanding". As for the "trappings of his concerts-surroundings", I'm not entirely sure what you mean. I might put it in this way: his shows have more entertainment value than most jazz shows. But is that a bad thing? I went to the show very skeptical and left feeling entertained, and thinking that I had seen a kick-ass band. What more can you ask for? Was it a cerebral, make-you-think kind of show. No. But again, is that a bad thing? Jazz doesn't always need to be about complicated structures and overwhelming technique. Sometimes it can be just plain pretty. And remember, Bird played with orchestras. Thanks for chiming in, Steve. You’re absolutely right that his music is “less demanding”. As for the “trappings of his concerts-surroundings”, I’m not entirely sure what you mean. I might put it in this way: his shows have more entertainment value than most jazz shows. But is that a bad thing? I went to the show very skeptical and left feeling entertained, and thinking that I had seen a kick-ass band. What more can you ask for? Was it a cerebral, make-you-think kind of show. No. But again, is that a bad thing? Jazz doesn’t always need to be about complicated structures and overwhelming technique. Sometimes it can be just plain pretty.

And remember, Bird played with orchestras.

]]> By: Steve Provizer http://oneworkingmusician.com/13-things-i-learned-at-the-chris-botti-show/comment-page-1#comment-923 Steve Provizer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:37:25 +0000 http://oneworkingmusician.com/?p=2311#comment-923 Fair enough... My only cautionary note is the idea that people like Mr. Botti "bring people to jazz." For a start-without making a value judgment-his music is simply less demanding than other kinds of jazz that a person new to jazz might hear. However, and perhaps more importantly, his presentation is so much different. The trappings of his concerts-surroundings, visuals, orchestras, multi-camera, even slo-mo camera coverage on TV are creating a set of entertainment expectations that nightclubs or festivals-never mind galleries or small venues-cannot fulfill. Fair enough… My only cautionary note is the idea that people like Mr. Botti “bring people to jazz.” For a start-without making a value judgment-his music is simply less demanding than other kinds of jazz that a person new to jazz might hear. However, and perhaps more importantly, his presentation is so much different. The trappings of his concerts-surroundings, visuals, orchestras, multi-camera, even slo-mo camera coverage on TV are creating a set of entertainment expectations that nightclubs or festivals-never mind galleries or small venues-cannot fulfill.

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