The 2004 album When I Fall in Love established Chris Botti as one of the best-selling instrumental artists of our time. Chris, whose musical genres are jazz, smooth jazz and pop, has recorded a total of four number one jazz albums.
Chris Botti’s latest album, Impressions, won him a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrument in 2013. Another of his albums, Italia, earned him a Grammy nomination in 2008. His live album, Chris Botti in Boston, earned three Grammy nominations in 2010. Today, the celebrated artist has sold over four million albums and is widely recognized for his incredible talent.
Who is Chris Botti?
Christopher Stephen Botti was born in Portland, Oregon on the 12th of October 1962. Although he was born in Portland, he grew up in Corvallis. However, he also spent two years of his early childhood in Italy.
His early interest in music was influenced by his mother, a classically trained pianist who made a living working as a part-time piano teacher. Chris’ first contact with the trumpet was at age nine and by the time the budding trumpet player was 12, he was already fully engaged.
Chris Botti began playing professionally at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham at the age of 17 after successfully convincing his high school authorities to allow him to complete his remaining high school graduation credits. After studying music under David Baker at the Indiana University School of Music, the jazz expert moved to New York.
Career
Chris Botti has made a name for himself by collaborating with famous artists like Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin and a few others. He then made his solo debut in 1995 with the album Premier Wish. In 1997, he released his second album Minuit sans toi and his third album, Slowing down the world, in 1999.
A few years later, Chris was featured as a soloist on Sting ‘s New Day World Tour which was a tremendous career opportunity. In 2001, the artist recorded the Night Sessions in LA; the album received critical acclaim. Her follow-up albums include A Thousand Kisses (2003) and When I Fall in Love (2004).
When I Fall in Love scored her first top 40, followed closely by Loving Again: The Duos in 2005. Her 2007 album Italia made another top 40 entry. This was followed by his live album, Chris Botti in Boston, in 2009.
After a brief hiatus, the musician returned in 2012 with the album Impressions, which focused more on his love of melody. This time around, Chris has collaborated with well-known artists like Country Singer – Vince Gill, Jazz Pianist – Herbie Hancock, Composer/Pianist/Producer – David Foster, Guitarist – Mark Knopfler and a few other artists.
Family and personal life: Is Chris Botti married? Who is his wife?
The handsome American trumpeter has managed to keep the details of his personal life under wraps, far from the prying eyes of the media. Often we still hear information about his love life.
Chris was in a relationship with Katie Couric from 2005 to 2006, before marrying Lisa Gastineau. His relationship with Lisa was highly publicized as the two were constantly spotted around Los Angeles having a good time together. Unfortunately, the couple separated and Chris was left without an official girlfriend for several years.
In 2012, Chris Botti got involved with Brandi Glanville. Their relationship was short-lived, although fans speculated that the two secretly got married, which later turned out to be untrue.
Since then, the musician has remained single. It is possible that Chris Botti has been involved in several relationships since then; but if he did, then he did a great job of keeping relationships away from the media. He chose to leave his professional life alone on its merits and unaffected by his personal life and relationships.
Given that Chris is still relatively young and certainly still attractive, there’s no doubt he’ll find the right one soon.
Net worth of Chris Botti
The American musician has amassed an impressive net worth of $8 million. This amount is believed to come from his musical shows, events and, more importantly, sales of his hit albums. He certainly did pretty well.