I saw it when I first met her in a little jam session in New York, three or four years ago now. Veronica has this super rare gift, and all the study that gets you - as they say in music, the chops - and having this great understanding of jazz, but she’s got that other star quality thing that I think is so profound with her. You know, that’s that’s not an unusual thing. You can be talented and not want anything to do with an audience. And that’s a harder thing to put your finger on. There are a lot of very, very, very talented people in the world… But then there’s some other kind of star factor, or ability to have charisma on stage. I try to go out and scout, or basically surround myself with excellent musicians, that’s more than just being a good musician. Why is she someone that is on the road with you? She’s been on the road with you guys for a couple of years. Veronica Swift - who is also a Jazz Festival favorite - is singing with you guys. But I’ve just been fortunate to be able to be asked, and we’re coming back and looking forward to it.
So it’s not a math equation that’s hard to draw up, that you would have some big-time music fans there. I mean, obviously, you have the impact of Eastman there and everything. The people are lovely, the music audience is terrific. We’ve done a bunch of privates up there for fundraisers for the festival and stuff like that. But I know like that, that the hall there, we played many times, and we played different venues. I don’t know how many times we played the festival per see… At least something like four or five (times). And then you can literally feel the enthusiasm and the audiences grow as we continue to come back over the years. That festival has been so good to me and early on supporting us and believing in us. I think before we could actually sell a lot of tickets or have a lot of fans, we started playing Rochester. What do you like about playing in our neck of the woods? We mentioned it right at the beginning, you’ve been, you’ve been to Rochester a bunch, you’ve played here a lot. This interview has been edited for clarity. Here’s our 1-on-1 with Chris Botti, where he discusses star power, his own process and career, as well as his answer’s to Dan’s “Big Three” questions. On this tour, the GRAMMY winner (fr his 2013 album, “Impressions”), is also bringing along star singer Veronica Swift. His live shows have become an art unto themselves. The opening night headliner is trumpeter Chris Botti.īotti has made his mark across the world as an incredible presenter of jazz and pop music, and seamlessly blending the two. Listeners are excited to also check out the headliners outside at Parcel 5. (WROC) - With the Rochester International Jazz Festival right around the corner, tents are going up, the ticket booths are open, and the musicians are prepping.
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