PhillyBurbs.com, PA
October 24, 2008

For those who have lamented the demise of Philadelphia’s only light jazz radio station recently, smooth jazz star Chris Botti could fill that void in your life with two area shows this week.

Tonight [10/24] he performs at the N.J. Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark, promoting his 2007 album “Italia” and his upcoming “Live in Boston” CD, which has been moved to a February 2009 release date. Botti is a trumpet player who uses his personalized, muted sound to cover oldies most of the time. He also works frequently with pop artists like Paula Cole, Sting and Josh Groban.

On “Italia,” Botti teams with Andrea Bocelli on the title track, re-teams with Cole on “The Very Thought of You” and brings back Dean Martin on “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face.” His next album features collaborations with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler (“Cryin’”), “American Idol” runner-up Katherine McPhee (“I’ve Got You Under My Skin”), Yo-Yo Ma (“Cinema Paradiso”), Sting (“Fragile”) and John Mayer (“Glad to be Unhappy”)…..

Complete article:  (here).