{"id":10395,"date":"2012-08-13T14:22:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T19:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/?p=10395"},"modified":"2012-08-13T14:22:13","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T19:22:13","slug":"chris-botti-at-tanglewood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/chris-botti-at-tanglewood\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Botti at Tanglewood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"social\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"updated\">Aug. 4, 2012<\/span> Article by <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveRead\/\" rel=\"author\" class=\"author\">Dave Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dcread\"><i class=\"fa fa-lg fa-facebook\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/davecread\"><i class=\"fa fa-lg fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dcread\"><i class=\"fa fa-lg fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/contact-dave-read-berkshirelinks\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-lg fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrisbotti.com\/us\/home\">Chris Botti<\/a> put on a tremendous show in Ozawa Hall, which was packed to the rafters with lawn patrons given refuge from the rain. Botti is a versatile trumpeter, playing plenty of straight ahead jazz but also pop, rock, and classical in this genre-agnostic show that featured two guests along with a very impressive band. He&#8217;s pretty loquacious, too, unlike his hero <strong>Miles Davi<\/strong>s, whose LPs <em>Kind of Blue<\/em> and <em>Sketches of Spain<\/em> were the sources for two numbers that were highlights of tonight&#8217;s program. In addition to Botti&#8217;s own virtuosity, they showcased the brilliance of Brazilian guitarist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/leonardoamuedo\">Leonardo Amuedo<\/a>. Everyone in the band had plenty of opportunities to display their artistry: <a href=\"http:\/\/billychilds.com\/\">Billy Childs<\/a> on piano, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timlafave.com\/\">Tim Lefebvre<\/a> on acoustic and electric bass,  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billykilson.com\/\">Billy Kilson<\/a> on drums, and <a href=\"http:\/\/andyezrinmusic.com\/\">Andy Ezrin<\/a> on keyboards and sythensizer. (Lefebvre and Ezrin are Massachussetts natives.)<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_10401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10401\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/berkshires-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Vocalist-Lisa-Fischer-Chris-Botti-and-members-of-his-band-perform-during-Sunday-nights-concert-in-Ozawa-Hall-8.5.12-Hilary-Scott.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/berkshires-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Vocalist-Lisa-Fischer-Chris-Botti-and-members-of-his-band-perform-during-Sunday-nights-concert-in-Ozawa-Hall-8.5.12-Hilary-Scott-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Serena McKinney and Lisa Fischer perform with Chris Botti, Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Aug. 5, 2012.\" title=\"Serena McKinney and Lisa Fischer perform with Chris Botti, Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Aug. 5, 2012.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Serena McKinney and Lisa Fischerperform with Chris Botti, Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Aug. 5, 2012; Hilary Scott photos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>The special guests were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Lisa+Fischer\">Lisa Fischer<\/a>, longtime vocalist with the Rolling Stones, and the young classical violinist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenamckinney\">Serena McKinney<\/a>, each of whom added exciting and beautiful facets to the show (while wearing high heels that could pierce your heart!).<\/p>\n<p>Botti is more engaged with his audience than any musician we&#8217;ve seen at Tanglewood, more so even than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/category\/music\/james-taylor\/\">James Taylo<\/a>r and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/category\/music\/a-prairie-home-companion\/\">Garrison Keillor<\/a>. Not only did he descend from the stage to play in the aisle, in a duet with Ms. Fischer, who sang <em>The Very Thought of You<\/em> while seated in the lap of a patron, but also he invited a young girl on stage to play drums on the final number, <em>Nessun Dorma<\/em>, the aria from the last act of <strong>Puccini&#8217;s<\/strong> <em>Turandot<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In this celebratory 75th anniversary season at Tanglewood, the first in over a decade not to be followed by a Labor Day weekend jazz festival, jazz fans have not been overlooked! Even before the arrival of the BSO, there was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/diana-krall-tanglewood-june-23-2012-review\/\" title=\"Diana Krall at Tanglewood June 23, 2012 review\">Diana Krall<\/a> in the Shed folowed the next night by the very jazzy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/yo-yo-ma-and-the-silk-road-ensemble\/\" title=\"Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble June 24, 2012 concert review\">Silk Road Ensemble with Yo Yo Ma<\/a> in Ozawa Hall. Next up will be another Ozawa Hall jazz concert bill headlined by the <strong>Wynton Marsalis Quartet<\/strong>, with opening act <strong>Christian McBride Trio<\/strong> on Aug. 20, followed on Aug. 26 by the <strong>Chick Corea and Gary Burton Hot House Tour<\/strong>, with the <strong>Harlem String Quartet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug. 4, 2012 Article by Dave Read Chris Botti put on a tremendous show in Ozawa Hall, which was packed to the rafters with lawn patrons given refuge from the rain. 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