Chris Botti Returns to the Van Wezel

Arts & Culture

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is thrilled to welcome back the GRAMMY-winning trumpeter Chris Botti to Sarasota on Tuesday, February 17 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 15 at 10 a.m. Botti has been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades; he’s collaborated with some of the biggest superstars on the planet, including Sting, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock, Yo-Yo Ma, and others; he’s topped the jazz charts with numerous albums, earned multiple Gold and Platinum records, performed with symphony orchestras and on prestigious stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House.

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