Chris Botti @ BergenPAC | Benzel-Busch NJ car dealer

Chris Botti

Benzel-Busch Motor Car Corp., New Jersey’s premier Mercedes Benz dealership and Audi dealership was proud to sponsor Chris Botti at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood.  Trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer. Chris Botti’s recording ‘To Love Again’ firmly places him as #1 in the realm of contemporary jazz.

About Chris Botti

Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti (pronounced boat-tee) has become the largest selling American jazz instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 Jazz Albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum & Grammy Awards.

Over the past three decades, he has recorded and performed with the best in music; including Frank Sinatra, Sting, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell and Aerosmith’s own Steven Tyler.

Hitting the road for 250 plus days per year, Chris and his incredible band have performed with many of the finest symphonies, at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including performances at the World Series and Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony.  People Magazine voted Chris one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in 2004.

Botti was nominated for two Grammy Awards including Best Pop Instrumental Album. On December 4, 2009, he was nominated for 3 more Grammy Awards including Best Pop Instrumental Album and Best Long Form Music Video. Three of his albums have reached the #1 position on the Billboard jazz albums chart.  www.chrisbotti.com

The Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is located in downtown Englewood and is Northern New Jersey’s premier not-for-profit performing arts center – a home to hundreds of world class performances.  bergenPAC is also a home to Grammy winning recordings and broadcasts distributed internationally.  BergenPAC’s mission is to make the live performing arts accessible to the entire population – building a creative home that guides and liberates the imagination of our young, inspires and expands the lives of our adults, and attracts established and emerging artists of excellence and relevance.

Chris Botti, Darel Agresta, Robert Agresta and Jack Agresta

As long standing partners with bergenPAC, Benzel-Busch was proud to include Chris Botti as part of the Benzel-Busch concert series at the bergenPAC.  www.bergenpac.org