This fall Chris Botti, jazz musician, will have a mixture of dates in the U.S. along with a leg in Japan and three week residency in New York City.

Botti, who has been nominated for a Grammy, will first kick off his Northeast outing in Newark, NJ on November 5.  Following Botti’s seven city leg, he will have four dates in Japan and then return to the US to play 18 nights in a row at New York City’s Blue Note.  Following that will be a cross-country, 26 city trek that wraps up in Charlotte, NC on April 21.

For most shows tickets are available for purchase at Botti’s website.

In March 2009, the native of Oregon released “Chris Botti in Boston,” his live, two disc set.  The collection includes a behind-the-scenes, exclusive documentary of “Italia,” his 2007 studio album.

Botti over the past 20 years has performed with a wide array of artists, including Joni Mitchell, Steven Tyler, John Mayer, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra, among others.

2010-2011 Chris Botti Concert Tour
November 2010
5 – Newark, NJ – New Jersey Performing Arts Center
6 – Richmond, VA – Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage
8 – Princeton, NJ – McCarter Theatre
13 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
14 – Green Bay, WI – Meyer Theatre
26-28 – Baltimore, MD – Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts

December 2010
6 – Osaka, Japan – The Symphony Hall
7 – Kobe, Japan – Bunkahall Dai Hall
9 – Tokyo, Japan – Kokusal Forum
10 – Kanagawa, Japan – Yokosuka Base
13-30 – New York, NY – Blue Note

January 2011
1, 2 – New York, NY – Blue Note
8 – Costa Mesa, CA – Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
22 – Turlock, CA – Turlock Community Theatre
23 – Palm Desert, CA – McCallum Theatre
29 – Carmel, IN – Carmel Performing Arts Center

February 2011
14 – Washington, DC – The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
17 – Thomasville, GA – Thomasville Cultural Center
18 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland by AMC
19 – Saint Louis, MO – Powell Symphony Hall
20 – Lafayette, LA – Heymann Performing Arts Center

March 2011
2 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen Performing Arts Center
3 – Collingswood, NJ – Scottish Rite Auditorium
4 – Lowell, MA – Lowell Memorial Auditorium
5 – Brookville, NY – Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
6 – New Bedford, MA – Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
10 – Austin, TX – Riverbend Centre
11-13 – Dallas, TX – Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
14 – Naples, FL – Philharmonic Center for the Arts
16 – Melbourne, FL – King Center for the Performing Arts
17 – West Palm Beach, FL – Kravis Center
18 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Broward Center for the Performing Arts
19 – Sarasota, FL – Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
20 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall

April 2011
1, 2 – Corvallis, OR – Lasells Stewart Center
7 – Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Auditorium & Coliseum
17 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
21 – Charlotte, NC – Belk Theater

Chris Botti, pop and jazz trumpeter, has added some extra new dates to his already long itinerary that stretches currently into the middle of May.

Botti has been touring on a regular basis since last fall. He will continue on his tour of North America with a performance on October 16 in Clearwater, Florida. The Portland, OR native since the last check has added an additional 22 stops to his forthcoming outing. It is set to currently crisscross the country, culminating with a Worcester, MA concert on May 15.

Botti closes out 2009 and will ring 2010 in with a twice nightly, intense three week residency at Blue Note in New York City.

Botti’s newest studio album, “Italia,” which was released last December, debuted on the Billboard Top Jazz Album chart at No. 1. He was nominated for a Grammy for the Best Pop Instrumental Album. “Italia” features guest vocalists including Paula Cole and Andrea Bocelli and was inspired by Italy’s romance.

Botti performed last fall with the Boston Pops as well as a whole array of musicians which included Yo-Yo Ma, Steven Tyler, Josh Groban and Sting. The event of two nights was filmed and recorded and then in March was released as a CD/DVD combo as well as audio disk and entitled “Chris Botti in Boston.” PBS TV also aired the concert in the spring during their annual pledge drive.

2010 Chris Botti Concert Tour Dates
October 2009
16 – Clearwater, FL – Coachman Park
17 – Fort Pierce, FL – Sunrise Theatre
22 – Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
24 – Buffalo, NY – Kleinhans Music Hall
25 – Syracuse, NY – Goldstein Auditorium
29-31 – Washington, DC – The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

November 2009
20 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre
21 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Theatre
24 – Indianapolis, IN – Hilbert Circle Theatre
27 – Lake Tahoe, NV – Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe

December 2009
4-5 – Minneapolis, MN – Orchestral Hall
6 – Waukegan, IL – Genesee Theatre
12 – Collingswood, NJ – Scottish Rite Auditorium
13 – Pittsburgh, PA – Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
15-31 – New York, NY – Blue Note

January 2010
1-3 – New York, NY – Blue Note
5 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
7 – Greenville, SC – Peace Center Concert Hall
8 – Morristown, NJ – The Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
14 – Madison, WI – Overture Hall
15 – Detroit, MI – Orchestral Hall
25-26 – Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre of Durham
28 – West Palm Beach, FL – Kravis Center for the Arts
30 – Baton Rouge, LA – Baton Rouge River Center

February 2010
5 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
6 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
9 – Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theatre
11-13 – Costa Mesa, CA – Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
14 – Palm Desert, CA – McCallum Theatre
18 – Bakersfield, CA – Fox Theater
19 – Thousand Oaks, CA – Fred Kavli Theatre

March 2010
2 – Indiana, PA – Fisher Auditorium
4 – Grand Rapids, MI – Grand Center
5 – Louisville, KY – Brown Theater
19 – Reading, PA – Sovereign Center for the Performing Arts

April 2010
10 – Winston-Salem, NC – Reynolds Auditorium
12 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theatre
13 – Calgary, Canada – Jack Singer Hall
15 – Grand Prairie, TX – Nokia Theatre
17 – Orange, TX – Lutcher Theatre

May 2010
7 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall
8 – New Albany, OH – Jeanne B McCoy Community Center
10-11 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head Live
14 – Virginia Beach, VA – Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
15 – Worcester, MA – Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

For Festival Network’s first run at the JVC Newport Jazz Festival, it will bring in seasoned jazz musicians Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock and Chris Botti as this year’s headliners in the three-day, three-staged annual fest in Rhode Island.

For day one of the festivities, which is set to kick off on August 8 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino, Chris Botti will be the event’s main act with support from R&B/jazz act Ledisi as opening act. August 9 or day two will have the fest staged at a different location but with the same headlining act, this time at Fort Adams still with Chris Botti, but he will be joined by a handful of other musicians such as the Dave Holland quartet, the Wayne Shorter quartet, Eric Harland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter and once again, Ledisi.

The final night of the fest, penciled in for August 10th still at Fort Adams, will feature Sonny Rollins and Herbie Hancock as headlining acts. Other artists also to be featured on the center stage are the Blues Project conceived by neo-soul act Anthony Hamilton, George Wein and the Newport All-Stars comprised of Anat Cohen, Jeff Ballard, Howard Alden and Esperanza Spalding. The second stage will feature Guillero Klein y Los Gauchos, while Spalding will also perform as the featured act on the third stage.

Apart from Botti, Ledisi and Spalding, Trombone specialist Fred Wesley will also be holding multiple performances throughout the festival. He will be performing throughout the weekend at Fort Adams, alongside funk-jam groups like Lettuce on Saturday and Soulive on Sunday.

Lucky group attendees can snag themselves a chance to perform on the third stage on the fest’s last day by submitting their original material to www.ourstage.com/go/newportjazz. The winning band will be announced on-the-spot on August 10.

Tickets to the three-day fest will be available starting tomorrow, May 8, at 9 AM. Those interested can get their tickets by phoning (877) 655-4TIX, or by logging on to the Festival Network website at www.festivalnetwork.com, or by personally heading to the Festival Network ticketing office along Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown.