Don't even think about touching trumpeter Chris Botti these days unless you're wearing asbestos mittens, because he's so very red-hot, which is truly excellent news for Smooth Jazz. Botti's When I Fall in Love is currently the third best-selling traditional jazz album this year and the week's numbers are impressive: No. 1 traditional jazz sales; No. 1 overall jazz sales; a 311 % sales increase over last week; and No. 2 contemporary jazz sales.
Botti's upcoming TV appearances include the Nobel Prize Ceremonies worldwide broadcast from Oslo, Norway on Dec. 11; Tony Danza on Dec. 17; QVC special on Dec. 21; Today Show (Christmas week airing of Christmas song recorded earlier); and The View in January '05 (TBD); plus he's slated to play the national anthem at the L.A. Lakers/Miami Heat game on Christmas Day. Tour dates include Dec. 17-18 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago; Dec. 31- Jan. 1 at Scullers in Boston; Jan. 18-19 at Yoshi's in Oakland, CA; and Jan. 20-23 at Jazz Alley in Seattle. Stay tuned for late-breaking news.
[radioandrecords.com]
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