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Chris Botti pushes tour into next year

Published June 27, 2008 07:06 AM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Chris Botti [ tickets ]'s trumpet will collect no dust in the foreseeable future as its owner stays busy with a tour schedule that now stretches into 2009.

Botti, who continues to tour non-stop around the world behind his latest album, "Italia," is in the midst of a US outing that now boasts stops in about 50 cities through May of next year. Details are included below.

The Portland, OR-raised Botti said in his online bio that he considers himself basically "homeless" due to his endless touring.

"I don't live anywhere," he said. "I have no storage locker. Every single possession I own fits in one suitcase, one carry-on and there's my trumpet. But I feel unbelievably lucky that I have an opportunity to be on the road 365 days a year."

"Italia," which hit stores last December, earned Botti a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album. The album's theme is based on the trumpeter's Italian roots.

"It really is a beautiful kind of love letter to Italy expressing the longing of someone who's not there," Botti said. "Italy has a romantic quality about it even for someone who's never been there ... the food, the fashion, the art, the landscape, the way the people live their life.

Botti went on to say that he tries to create music that touches a sensitive emotional nerve in his audience.

"To me, music that breaks your heart is the music that stays with you forever," he added. "It's one thing to be melancholy and one thing to be sophisticated, but when you get the two of them together in a way people can relate to, then I think you're on to something. You want the sophistication to lie in the purity of the sound, the beauty of the arrangements, and the quality of the performances."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

June 2008
27 - Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion at Lincoln Park
28 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Freihoffer Jazz Festival

July 2008
3 - Beverly, MA - North Shore Music Theatre
21 - Yountville, CA - Lincoln Theater
23 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
24 - Truckee, CA - Tahoe Donner Golf Course
25 - Alpine, CA - Dream Catcher Lounge @ Viejas
26 - Henderson, NV - Green Valley Ranch Showroom
27 - Temecula, CA - Thornton Winery

August 2008
2 - Healdsburg, CA - Rodney Strong Vineyards
3 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
8 - Newport, RI - Tennis Hall of Fame
9 - Newport, RI - Fort Adams State Park

September 2008
6 - Muncie, IN - Ball State University
12 - Leawood, KS - Church Of The Resurrection
13 - Saint Louis, MO - Fox Theater
20 - Potsdam, NY - Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall
26 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
27 - Turlock, CA - Community Theatre

October 2008
16 - Stamford, CT - Palace Theater
17 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
21, 22 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head on Stage
24 - Newark, NJ - New Jersey PAC
25 - Greenvale, NY - Tilles Center fort the Performing Arts
27 - Princeton, NJ - McCarter Theatre

November 2008
2 - Rochester, NY - Eastman Theatre
7, 8 - Columbus, OH - Ohio Theatre
13 - Wenatchee, WA - Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center
15 - Anchorage, AK - Alaska Center for the Performing Arts
19 - Tucson, AZ - Desert Diamond Casino
20 - Palm Desert, CA - McCallum Theatre
21 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Arts Center Ikeda Theatre
22, 23 - Minneapolis, MN - Orchestra Hall

December 2008
15 - San Diego, CA - Copley Symphony Hall
19, 20 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

January 2008
22 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre
23, 24 - Oklahoma City, OK - Civic Center Music Hall
25 - Fort Worth, TX - Bass Performance Hall
27 - Monterrey, Mexico - Luis Alizondo Auditorium

February 2008
13 - Denver, CO - Boettcher Concert Hall
14 - Spokane, WA - Northern Quest Casino
15 - Beaver Creek, CO - Vilar Center For The Arts

April 2008
23 - Sarasota, FL - Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
28 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
30 - Charlotte, NC - NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

May 2008
13 - Wilmington, DE - Grand Opera House
15 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
21 - Meridian, MS - Riley Center for the Performing Arts
22, 23 - Atlanta, GA - Symphony Hall - Woodruff Arts Center