Chris Botti is a well known Grammy Award winning jazz trumpet player and composer who has worked with some of the most talented musicians in the business over the last few decades. He and his current band performed at the UNCG Auditorium a few weeks back and I had the privilege of photographing the event.
I have had the opportunity to photograph many amazing artist for UNCG over the years and this one was extra special to me, being a trumpet player myself back in the day. I have listened to Botti for years and was super excited to document this performance.
He brought some amazing talent with him and they played numerous tracks off their latest album. The album launched in October 2023 and is entitled, Chris Botti Vol. 1.
"Christopher Stephen Botti is an American trumpeter and composer. In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album Impressions. He was also nominated in 2008 for his album Italia and received three nominations in 2010 for the live album Chris Botti in Boston." - Wikipedia
The image block below are some of my favorites of the whole night. Botti came down off the stage for one song and played close to the audience. I was able to grab an open seat and literately was 10 feet from him with a zoom lens on my camera. It allowed for incredible up-close angles with dramatic lighting from the stage and spot lights above.
The rest of the performance continued to feature the musicians with solos, featured tracks and a special guest singer. The show was truly amazing and the whole crowd really enjoyed it with a standing ovation at the end!
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