Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso — Chris Botti cover — live at SF Jazz, January 4, 2023 (4K)

Chris Botti covers the Ennio Morricone / Andrea Morricone instrumentals "Main Theme" and "Love Theme" from Cinema Paradiso live in concert at SFJazz in San Francisco, California on January 4, 2023. Main Theme and Love Theme (Tema d'Amore) appeared on the soundtrack to the Italian film Cinema Paradiso (1988). Botti released a cover of the song featuring pianist Billy Childs on his seventh studio album, When I Fall In Love (2004). Christopher Stephen Botti is a Grammy Award winning jazz and pop trumpet player from Corvalis, Oregon. Joining him on stage for this run of SFJazz shows were Chad Lefkowitz-Brown (saxophone), Leonardo Amuedo (guitar), Sandy Cameron (violin), Holger Marjamaa (piano), Reggie Hamilton (bass), Lee Pearson (drums), Sy Smith (vocals), and John Splithoff (vocals).

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Chris Botti live tour dates (2023):

Jan. 3 - Jan. 8 – San Franciso, CA @ SFJAZZ - Miner Auditorium
Jan. 12 - Jan 15 – Seattle, WA @ Jazz Alley
Jan. 16 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Blue Note At Sea
Jan. 21 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre
Jan. 22 – Ocala, FL @ Reilly Arts Center
Jan. 24 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Wells Hall At The Parker
Jan. 25 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Kravis Center
Jan. 26 – Fort Myers, FL @ Mann Performing Arts Hall
Jan. 27 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
Jan. 28 – Lady Lake, FL @ Morse Performing Arts Center
Feb. 9 - 12 – Honolulu, HI @ Blue Note Hawaii
Feb. 16 - 20 – Tokyo, Japan @ ブルーノート東京 (Blue Note Tokyo)
Feb. 22 – Taipei, Taiwan @ 国家両庁院演奏庁 (National Concert Hall)
Feb. 24 – Kaohsiung, Taiwan @ National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts-Weiwuying
Feb. 25 – Taipei, Taiwan @ 国家両庁院演奏庁 (National Concert Hall)
Feb. 26 – Tainan, Taiwan @ Tainan Municipal Tainan Cultural Center
Feb. 27 – Taichung, Taiwan @ 臺中國家歌劇院 (National Taichung Theater)
March 3 – Memphis, TN @ Soundstage At Graceland
March 4 – Chesterfield, MO @ The Factory
March 5 – Glen Ellyn, IL @ McAninch Arts Center
March 28 – Erie, PA @ D'Angelo Peforming Arts Center
March 30 – Sacramento, CA @ Crest Theatre
March 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
April 1 – Palm Desert, CA @ McCallum Theatre
April 3 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Arizona Musicfest
April 5 – Modesto, CA @ Gallo Center For The Arts
April 10 – Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center
April 12 – San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center For The Performing Arts
April 13 – El Paso, TX @ The Plaza Theater
April 14 - 16 – Houston, TX @ Jones Hall (w/ The Houston Symphony)

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Chris Botti official show announcement:

“With his finely etched features and piercing green eyes, trumpeter Chris Botti combines matinee idol looks with the simmering lyricism of an expert balladeer” (The Mercury News). Botti, the world’s biggest-selling jazz instrumentalist, was never the same after hearing Miles Davis’ version of “My Funny Valentine” when he was 12.

A trumpeter with a sumptuous, enveloping tone, fluent phrasing and sense of space, Botti became a masterly musician equally at home in the realms of jazz and pop. He honed his craft performing and recording with stars like Frank Sinatra, Buddy Rich, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, and Sting, who featured him on his Brand New Day tour and who was one the stellar artists on Botti’s chart-topping 2009 album Live in Boston. Recorded with the Boston Pops Orchestra, it also featured the versatile trumpeter improvising in the company of Yo-Yo Ma, John Mayer and Steven Tyler. Botti’s 2012 CD Impressions, a ballad collection pairing him artists as various as Vince Gill, Herbie Hancock, Mark Knopfler and Caroline Campbell, won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album. In concert, the melodious trumpeter is as likely to play the second movement of Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez” – played so beautifully by Miles on Sketches of Spain – as he is Al Green’s grooving “Let’s Stay Together” or a leanly romantic “When I Fall in Love.” Botti’s SFJAZZ shows have become a New Year tradition, and always sell out.

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Sandy Cameron official bio:

Declared “brilliant” by the Washington Post, violinist Sandy Cameron is one of the most strikingly unique artists of her generation. Since her debut at the age of 12 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Ms. Cameron has performed extensively as a soloist throughout the world. Here are some personal highlights of Sandy’s work:

Places and Orchestras: Ms. Cameron has been recognized on stages worldwide and in a variety of settings. The White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Adelaide Festival of the Arts in Australia are among of a number of unique performance experiences Ms. Cameron has had.

In the Studio: Versatile in her abilities as an artist, Ms. Cameron also enjoys musical engagements off the stage. In 2018, she recorded the Elfman Violin Concerto with Maestro Mauceri and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, now available on Sony Classical. She was featured as a soloist on John Powell’s score for the film, Call of the Wild, and Bear McCreary’s score for the film, The Professor and The Madman.