Comments on: 13 Things I Learned at the Chris Botti Show

By: Lisa McClowry

Lisa McClowry — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:50:19 +0000

Thanks for your post about the Chris Bottie concert! It is interesting and helpful to hear about his performance throught the ears and eyes of a fellow musician. You have peeked my interest in Sy Smith and Billy Kilson as well. I will check um out! Best, Lisa McClowry-Chicago

By: Hamlet

Hamlet — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:47:38 +0000

Great Post!

By: Chris Botti - TrumpetMaster

Chris Botti - TrumpetMaster — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:24:43 +0000

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By: paula

paula — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:19:06 +0000

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

Jason — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:33:11 +0000

Good way of putting it. His tone really is amazing.

By: Steve Provizer

Steve Provizer — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:28:56 +0000

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

Jason — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:10:39 +0000

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

Steve Provizer — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:07:46 +0000

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

Jason — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:00:49 +0000

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

Steve Provizer — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:52:26 +0000

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.