SFJAZZ Singles: Chris Botti performs ’Cinema Paradiso’

Watch weekly live broadcasts from the SFJAZZ Center: About this clip: Trumpet star Chris Botti and his band perform Ennio Morricone’s theme from his score for the film “Cinema Paradiso” during Botti’s concert on January 6, 2023 as part of the 2022-23 Season, broadcast on Fridays Live. -- About the concert: “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 Br