Chris Botti News

Billy Crystal will perform his hit one-man show, 700 Sundays, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts as a fundraising event for the organization. The performance will be followed by a black-tie dinner-dance in the Gimelstob Ballroom in the Cohen Pavilion.

Tommy Tune, Michael Feinstein and Barbara Cook will be among the featured artists who will be appearing at the Kravis Center during the 2009-2010 season.

On November 27 and 28, 2009 Rebecca Luker will join Shirley Jones and the National Symphony Orchestra Pops for NSO Pops: The Music of The Music Man. These concert reviews of songs from Meredith Willson's The Music Man will be led by Principal Pops Conductor Marvin Hamlisch and will also feature the City Choir of Washington. The performances will take place during Thanksgiving weekend in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Friday, November 27 at 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and on Saturday, November 28 at 8 p.m.

Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth and several noted performers will duet with Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell on his new CD, 'At Home with Friends.'

KETC Channel 9 and Fox Concerts present best selling jazz trumpeter CHRIS BOTTI at the Fabulous Fox Theatre Friday, September 18 at 8 p.m. Ticketsare on sale now and are $50, $45, & $40. All prices are subject to change. This show is the rescheduled performance from September 13, 2008. If you had purchased seats for the 2008 dateyou will need to contact MetroTix and exchange tickets for the new date.

The Peace Center has announced its 2009 - 2010 season, and the schedule includes some of the world's most celebrated performers.

Guest conductor Erich Kunzel brings the Boston Pops to a lackluster finish with uninspired performances of classic Big Band tunes

On June 23rd, a remarkable album, eight years in the making, will be released. 'LISTEN' is a collection of 15 original songs, written by children who stutter, and recorded by iconic artists including Carly Simon, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Duncan Sheik, John Forte, Mandy Patinkin and many others. In addition, Jon Bon Jovi donated the use of his studio, so that his state-of-the-art facility could support the recording process. Superstars from the worlds of pop, rock, R&B, Broadway, hip-hop and more joined together to contribute their time and talents to a cause bigger than stuttering - a call for compassion and acceptance, and for respect of one-another's differences.

Broadway legend Barbara Cook will return to the New York Philharmonic - Saturday, May 30 at 8:00 p.m. - with the Philharmonic conducted by her acclaimed music director, Lee Musiker

Broadway legend Barbara Cook will return to the New York Philharmonic for a one-night-only performance Saturday, May 30, at 8:00 p.m., conducted by her acclaimed music director, Lee Musiker. Ms. Cook plans to bring to the Avery Fisher Hall stage songs she has never before performed with the New York Philharmonic, such as Stephen Sondheim's 'Send in the Clowns' from A Little Night Music, selections from Meredith Wilson?s The Music Man, and Sondheim?s ?No One Is Alone? from Into the Woods.

Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer who ? since the release of his first solo album in 1995 ? has created a series of recordings which have made him one of the world?s top-selling instrumental artists. Don?t miss Chris Botti in concert for one night only at Charlotte?s Belk Theater Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $21.50 and are still available online at BlumenthalCenter.org, by phone at 704-372-1000 or at the Performing Arts Center box office.

On June 23rd, a remarkable album, eight years in the making, will be released. 'LISTEN' is a collection of 15 original songs, written by children who stutter, and recorded by iconic artists including Carly Simon, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Duncan Sheik, John Forte, Mandy Patinkin and many others. In addition, Jon Bon Jovi donated the use of his studio, so that his state-of-the-art facility could support the recording process. Superstars from the worlds of pop, rock, R&B, Broadway, hip-hop and more joined together to contribute their time and talents to a cause bigger than stuttering - a call for compassion and acceptance, and for respect of one-another's differences.

Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer who ? since the release of his first solo album in 1995 ? has created a series of recordings which have made him one of the world?s top-selling instrumental artists. Don?t miss Chris Botti in concert for one night only at Charlotte?s Belk Theater Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $21.50 and are still available online at BlumenthalCenter.org, by phone at 704-372-1000 or at the Performing Arts Center box office.

Broadway legend Barbara Cook will return to the New York Philharmonic for two evenings - Saturday, May 30, and Tuesday, June 2, 2009, both at 8:00 p.m. - with the Philharmonic conducted by her acclaimed music director, Lee Musiker. Ms. Cook's appearances follow the success of her three sold-out 80th-birthday concerts with the Philharmonic in the 2007-08 season.

Trumpeter Chris Botti will headline the State Theatre in Easton on Saturday, April 11th at 8 PM. Tickets at $45/$40can be obtained by visiting the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132 or the 24-Hour Credit Card Hotline at 610-991-STATE (7828), or via the internet at www.statetheatre.org.

Performing arts fans can take advantage of a buy one, get one FREE special on balcony level tickets to many upcoming shows at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center during the Center's one day Spring Tip Top sale Friday, March 27, 2009.

Trumpeter Chris Botti will headline the State Theatre in Easton on Saturday, April 11th at 8 PM. Tickets at $45/$40can be obtained by visiting the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132 or the 24-Hour Credit Card Hotline at 610-991-STATE (7828), or via the internet at www.statetheatre.org.

The legendary Tony Bennett, an artist who moves the hearts and touches the souls of his audiences, will perform live at North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) on Sunday, December 7, 2008, at a special 6:00 p.m. show. Known as 'the singer's singer,' the fifteen-time Grammy Award winner has sold over 50 million records worldwide and performs to sold-out audiences receiving rave reviews everywhere he appears. Don't miss this chance to experience the musical magic and artistry of Tony Bennett in NSMT's intimate theater in the round!