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"I've been collecting since my friends and I got our driver's licenses. Back then Monday night was for "Picking" (garbage night) and Saturday mornings were for "Sailing" (garage sales). The problem is, once you start collecting something, you're obligated. People give it to you, or you just start looking for it. Like lady paintings—I bought my first one in Brooklyn 20 years ago, and now whenever I see a good one, I have to buy it."
"The gnomes are getting out of hand. We used to have them only in the garden outside, but now they're multiplying like rabbits. I just brought one back with me from Copenhagen. I had to build a shelf above the kitchen window to display them all."
"We probably moved eight times in five years at one point. We've lived in a '70s townhouse, a Victorian duplex, a carriage house from the 1800's, a log cabin, and a historic hotel. This is the first house that we have ever owned, and we've been here for three years, and it's kind of crazy to think 'I can do whatever I want.' The one condition our cats have had with anywhere we've lived—it has to have a fireplace. "
"I like to mix prints, patterns, texture, styles. I've really been in love with anything that has bright stripes lately. But I don't over-think it. Basically, if it interests me chances are it's going to end up somewhere in our house and possibly all in the same room. I just buy what I love and somehow it all sits together happily."
"This tree trunk table came from a lodge in the Poconos. The top has a carved out spot for stashing treasures and it reminds me of the hollow tree Boo Radley uses to stash the kids' gifts in To Kill a Mockingbird. I bought the glass house sculpture from one of Urban Outfitters' display artists, David Mitchell."
"So I got these teak bookshelves on eBay from a guy in Ohio. I made my husband drive to pick them up behind a Holiday Inn. It was admittedly a little sketchy. I thought—either I'm never going to see my husband again, or I'm going to have one really cool looking bookshelf. Even when I lived in a small studio apartment I've always had a large bookcase, I used it as room divider."
"My father always took slides when we were growing up—mostly Kodachrome. I used to run the family slide shows, so I inherited the entire collection of slides from our family and I'm the youngest of six girls, which means there are a lot of them. My dad was actually published in this book, which was a project that included a Kodachrome from someone in every state. That's my family in Long Island circa 1963."
"This is our sun porch, we hang out here a lot in the summertime, especially at night. Usually we're playing cards or board games and listening to this radio, which used to sit on our kitchen counter when I was a kid. It still sounds great. Growing up we rented the same vintage cottage for two weeks every summer in Vermont and this room reminds me of that place, which was pretty magical."
"This was taken of me on my 18th birthday, along with one of my best friends, Johnny, who had just bought me a vintage copy of The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac, and is reading it to me. My bedroom back then was entirely white, because I was going to art school and had definite aspirations of living in a huge loft and painting all day."
"This is my 8-year-old daughter's Pez collection, which she is very proud of, and Niall from One Direction guarding it. Now she's usually the one who wants to wake up early on a Saturday and hit the garage sales. I have an app on my iPhone that links to Craigslist and she likes mapping everything out."
"I got the fake fireplace on Craigslist for $40, and the insert is from Duraflame and I got it for $90. It's a space heater and heats up the whole bedroom and it comes with a remote control! It's kind of ridiculous. I found the roses painting at Les Puces de Saint-Ouen Market in Paris and hauled it back with me on the plane. I couldn't leave without it."
"This little vintage wire bookcase wound up being inspiration for an Urban product. The pink '50s phone works—a friend got it for me on Canal Street in NYC for $5. The jewelry box belonged to my awesome Grandma Estelle and used to sit on her dresser. She didn't want to give it to me because it was little beat up even back then, but I'm so glad she did. It reminds me of her and I use it to display my collection of vintage pins, mostly Bakelite and Lucite."
"This was my husband George's writing desk when he was a little boy. I refinished it and turned it into a vanity. I found the mirror on Craigslist and screwed it into the back. I found the antlers in Chicago at this amazingly cool antique store called Woolly Mammoth. I'd never seen a pair with a heart-shaped back before and it displays necklaces quite nicely."
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"I had to have knotty pine in the house. We looked everywhere, and we finally found a mill in South Jersey that had the same profile of vintage knotty pine from the '60s and they'd never stopped making it. This is one of my favorite vignettes, a nice little rest from the clutter. I'm constantly curating and editing the stuff in our house. I sometimes get bored with a piece, but then I start to pull it together in a different way with something from across the house, and suddenly it looks totally new."
"The dining room furniture is vintage Heywood-Wakefield. It's made from bleached solid birch, and then stained so it has this amazing butterscotch glow. I knew that I wanted an antler chandelier hanging over it, so I spent weeks online looking for one. We never had a dining room before and I wasn't sure we'd really use it. But we actually hang out in here all the time. The next thing that we're saving up for is a jukebox, and it has to be this exact one, so now I am obsessively searching for that."
"The first place my husband and I lived together was a rented 1930s log cabin on Long Island that was built as a summer home. It was kind of crazy and I really wanted to buy it, but I was only 23 and owned a store at the time and so we didn't have any money. And we always say we wish we had bought it, and so the running joke with my husband, and even now my daughter, is that I'm trying to turn our house into a log cabin. And that's probably why I bought a red house and painted the door green."
"The wallpaper we installed is all hand-screened dead stock, from the '40s. The colors are really pretty and you can see where the register is off in some spots. It didn't have paste on the back, but we found one old school guy in New Jersey who was able to paste it up, piece by piece. When the wallpaper guy put his sign up on the front lawn our neighbors came over and said, "I see you're getting rid of that hideous old wallpaper that came with your house. We had that problem, too." And we were like, "Um...no...actually we're putting it up!"

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Shanghai Surprise?
Advantages: Wilson's Wit and Chan's high kicks
Disadvantages: A plodding and cliched plot
...Shanghai Surprise? Well no not really. Shanghai Noon has an enormous advantage over its sequel, everyone expected it to be rubbish. Wilson?s wit teamed with Chan?s physical dexterity and choreographed ingenuity made for a pleasant surprise. The trouble with Shanghai Knights is we expect it to be good, don?t get me wrong it?s not that it?s bad, it?s just OK.
It?s unfortunate that there isn...
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Shanghai Maglev - Train or Flying Low With The Wheels Up?
Advantages: Fast, smooth, pollution-free at source, cheap for what it is.
Disadvantages: Terminus at Shanghai end not very useful
...OK, I admit it - I?m a bit of a train buff; anything from museum pieces to the latest and fastest.
On a recent holiday to China, I stayed in Shanghai for a few days, and although we were scheduled to come home from there, it wasn?t as a means of getting to the Pu Dong International Airport that I rode on the Airport ?Maglev? Shuttle.
I just did it for the hell of it, a brash act tempered by...
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Shanghai Knights Are Alright At Fighting
Advantages: Good old chop-socky
Disadvantages: You'll hate it if you dislike no-brainers
...The heroes of ?Shanghai Noon? are back! This time, former highwayman Roy O?Bannon and former Chinese Imperial Guard Chon Wang have to travel to England to track down the killers of Chon?s estranged father. But when they arrive, they stumble on a plot to murder the royal family. With help from Chon?s younger sister, Lin and bumbling Scotland Yard detective Artie, they must foil the villains...
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GREELEY -- Where would Northern Colorado basketball be this season without senior guard Devon Beitzel?
It almost found out Thursday in a come-from-behind 63-53 Big Sky Conference home victory against Eastern Washington at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.
About seven hours before the game Beitzel was involved in a serious car wreck in Greeley that landed six stitches on top of his head and brought into doubt whether or not he'd be able to suit up against the Eagles.
To hear him tell it, though, there was little discussion on the matter.
"I missed seven games last year," he said, "and it killed me to be out. I didn't want an issue like that again. I know I'm a big part of this team, and I knew I needed to be out there tonight to help us get a win after that last road trip."
Well, he was out there, and he scored 19 points in the second half and a game-high 27 overall to lead Northern Colorado (12-9, 8-2 Big Sky) past the Eagles (7-15, 4-6) for the fourth straight time.
Redshirt-freshman Emmanuel Addo, in his first career start, added eight points for the Bears, freshman Paul Garnica had seven points and five assists, and seniors Chris Kaba, Neal Kingman and Taylor Montgomery scored six points apiece as Northern Colorado improved to 8-0 at home this season and 21-2 over the last two years.
But it was Beitzel, who scored 13 straight points in one stretch in the second half that turned a 43-38 deficit with 8:38 to play into a 51-46 advantage at the 3:46 mark, who willed the Bears to victory.
And back into first place in the Big Sky Conference after league-leading Montana lost Thursday at Weber State.
"I've coached college basketball for 15 years," Northern Colorado coach B.J. Hill said, "and Devon is in the top three of the toughest kids I've ever been around. He holds himself to such a high standard in everything he does -- and not just on the basketball court -- and that's what sets him apart. I tell everyone who will listen every day how fortunate I feel to be able to coach a kid like that."
Northern Colorado, which played arguably its worst game of the season last Monday at Northern Arizona, looked sluggish out of the gate Thursday and found itself down eight at halftime after scoring a season-low 20 first-half points.
The Bears committed 12 turnovers in the first 20 minutes and shot just 23 percent from the field (five-of-12) and 10 percent from three (one-of-10).
"I told our guys in the locker room that, 'You just shot 23 percent from the field and 10 percent from three and you're only down eight, so relax,'" Hill said. "But, as we left the locker room I wrote 'Play Harder' on the board and circled it and told them that if they didn't go out and play with a sense of urgency this one was going to get away from us."
The Eagles pushed their lead to 12 at 39-27 about six minutes into the second half before the Bears finally made some headway and started to change the momentum and give the 1,556 in attendance something to cheer about.
Kaba hit a 3-pointer with 14:17 to go and then on UNC's next possession rebounded his own miss and made one of two free throws on a subsequent foul against him to pull Northern Colorado back into the game at 39-31.
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Using the change from buying a granola bar and cup of coffee to purchase a Powerball® ticket on a whim transformed into a $37.6 million windfall for Steven Lloyd of Harding, Luzerne County.
Lottery Executive Director Todd Rucci presented a ceremonial check for $37,622,580.20 to Lloyd, 51, holder of the single jackpot-winning ticket from the Nov. 19 Powerball drawing.
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What is perhaps most concerning about this shift in American culture is that my generation has developed a sense of disconnect and disinterest in policy, political affairs, and foreign affairs. I believe that we have a moral and social responsibility to engage in the political climate of this country. The most common theme in talking to other young Americans that I have heard is that people have an increased distrust in government and have simply lost hope that Democrats and Republicans can work together and solve our nation's issues. This feeling is based on visible issues with our elected officials, but I have one fundamental criticism of this complaint: If there is a general consensus that we, as a generation, dislike the way our government is currently run and dislike the culture we have created, why is there not more interest and activity to change it? Look at the greatest major social movements in the past century, women's rights, the Civil Rights movement, the anti-Vietnam war movement, all of them were championed by young Americans who cared deeply about their country and felt a responsibility to change what they believed were fundamental flaws. THAT is what I want to encourage. I'm advocating giving our social order a different ethos, one that encourages morality, responsibility to the people of our great country, accountability, and cooperation despite political affiliations. There is a problem in America: it is up to us to fix it.


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You're not likely to get rich this way, but why not boost your budget by listening to online radio, using a search engine or putting an affiliate link into some of your Facebook posts?
Watch yourself out there, though. "There are far more scams than there are legitimate sources of income," notes Andrea Eldridge of MarketingNerds.com.
"Beware of any offer that requires you to supply a credit card, pay for 'training' or fork over a membership fee. Avoid doing a Google search for 'make money online' unless you want to test your ability to sniff out a shyster."
One of the easiest ways to find legitimate online opportunities is to use the right search engine. Sites like InboxDollars, Qmee.com and Swagbucks can turn casual research into cash money sent by check or PayPal. (Both InboxDollars and Swagbucks have other ways to earn, including online games, surveys and watching short videos.)
The Bing search engine pays in points that you can trade for gift cards -- which are as good as cash if you use them to buy things you were going to buy anyway. (Note: Bing is owned by Microsoft, which publishes Smart Spending.)
If you're a music fan, why not get paid to appreciate it? Radio Loyalty rewards those who listen to online radio. Tricia Meyer of Sunshine Rewards notes that you do have to listen to a few commercials but the variety of music choices makes it appealing to almost anyone.
In fact, she herself listens while at her desk, earning about $2.50 a week. "It really isn't any work," Meyer says. "Ten dollars a month isn't a lot, but for doing something so easy it's definitely worth it."
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If you've got a job with periods of down time (e.g., long stretches between calls), bring your tablet to work and take surveys. Some of the better sites include Harris Polls, ZoomPanel, Pinecone Research, Toluna and Synovate.
You can take surveys anywhere you have a few minutes to focus plus an Internet connection, including during your carpool or train ride to work. I've interviewed people who do them while keeping an eye on their kids in the yard, while waiting for the spin cycle at the laundromat, or while watching TV with a spouse in the evening.
A company called VigLink lets you earn from blogs or social media posts. It's an obvious match for deal or fashion bloggers. But it's also a good fit for non-bloggers who just like to share their finds with Facebook friends.
VigLink gives you an affiliate link that attaches to any URLs you provide. When a friend/reader clicks through, any purchases earn you a small commission. Rich Menga, a professional blogger whose focus is music, says it's the only consistent way he's found to make money on his site.
Although he won't reveal specific earnings, VigLink revenue brings in more than enough to pay for blogging expenses and promotions. He cautions users not to be "spammy" with the social media links, i.e., not to treat one's friends and acquaintances like clients. "Sprinkle in a few (links) every now and then," the Florida writer says.
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Capitalize on your knowledge through sites like Just Answer and ChaCha. You'll earn more if you have a specialized skill set, according to the Money Saving Mom site, but anyone with good research skills can bring in some extra dollars.
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Amazon Mechanical Turk is a "microtask" site that pays anywhere from two cents to $2 for doing fast jobs like tagging photos or basic data entry. A focused individual can do up to three tasks a minute, "earning a decent amount if you put some time into it," says Robert Farrington of The College Investor. (He made extra money himself this way while in college.)
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A site called Viggle awards points for watching television, answering trivia questions and playing in fantasy sports leagues. Jason Selss uses a number of rewards sites but Viggle and Swagbucks are his two favorites. Thus far he's earned enough gift cards to pay for an HDTV, a new printer and a laptop.
Selss, who works in Internet marketing on the East Coast, spends no more than an hour a day cruising for these rewards. Generally that's multitasking, such as surfing the Internet while keeping an eye on the television. This relatively limited time investment means slow earning; it took 10 months to save enough points for the television, and nine months to get the laptop points.
"It takes time, and patience is key," he says. "But once you get (free electronics) in your hands it's a nice feeling."
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I wouldn't say they are 'all' scams. Neobux is a scam, but Clixsense I make about $50 a month off that site almost religiously mostly with higher paying surveys. Fusion cash is another that pays real nice on surveys.. Sites that offer just surveys and pay well are real hard to find- but they too are out there.. but what kills you with survey sites is the rejections! you waste 15 minutes just to be told sorry.. I go for all big surveys paying $3 or more and the rest I ignore.. Amazon Turk is where its at if your into surveys but also Pinecone research is great. If you can get in with Pinecone or a few others that do a lot of in home testing you make some great money. Heck- I listen to the radio on clixsense every day and It adds like $20 to my monthly take. Just have to be selective but I do turk all day and then I have videos, radio going all day- Im not getting rich but it certainly adds up to more then beer money ...A lot of people say swagbucks is a scam but for over 12 months now I pull in about $100 a month just watching the encrave videos on a second monitor.. The problem is everyone wants one thing that's going to make a pay day and its just not easy to find that- instead you have to do 6-12 smaller tasks and incorporate them with your daily routine and it adds up handsomely..
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Ann Nocenti made her mark in comics with her legendary run on Daredevil during the 80s. At that time she was one of the female writers in the superhero genre. After a break of a few years she is back in the genre at DC where she is about to launch Katana, a solo title for the former Outsider and Bird of Prey and soon to be Justice Leaguer.
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Working Wives, Working Husbands, and Divorce
Diana Landen: Do we still have a double standard when it comes to marriage and work? When Jesse James cheated on Sandra Bullock, people were quick to blame her successful career. Why aren't we saying the same thing about Al and Tipper Gore?
It gets worse. Writer Bonnie Fuller's male friends told her the cheating was Sandra Bullock's fault for working so hard. "Men need sex," said one. "You can't leave a horny guy like Jesse James alone for months at a time; he'll get up to no good." Said another, "[Sandra] was probably so engrossed in her career ... Jesse felt neglected." And one expert suggested that Jesse James "may have felt emasculated about [Sandra] being this super-famous, award-winning actress. [Cheating] was his unconscious way of hurting her because he's jealous of her."
What are people saying about Al and Tipper Gore's divorcing after 40 years? Mostly, we're just sad and bewildered. Ten years ago, Al Gore said he'd loved Tipper with his whole heart since his senior prom. What happened? We keep asking if Al cheated on his wife, as if we can't believe in any other explanation. Sally Quinn actually suggested that the split happened because Al Gore never got over his loss in the 2000 Presidential election.
Experts fall back on platitudes: People grow apart; they don't evolve together; they don't have shared interests after the children grow up. Columnists argue over whether or not it's possible for anyone to stay married. Oddly, Rush Limbaugh was one of the few pundits to suggest that there could have been something wrong in the marriage before the divorce. Of course, he goes on to some strange theory that Tipper Gore was just waiting for Al Gore to get rich before she divorced him.
What about Al Gore's career? There are a few suggestions that he was busy traveling all the time. (One commenter raised the question politely in an online discussion at the Washington Post.) But there is no deadly "Curse of the Nobel Peace Prize," no "Al Gore Trade." Nobody is suggesting that Tipper Gore felt neglected, sexually frustrated and jealous of her husband's success.
What about working husband Al Gore? According to the Washington Post, when Al was in Congress, Tipper didn't like being left in Washington every weekend while her husband went back to work in the district. Al hadn't consulted Tipper when he decided to run for Congress, and she was furious when he told her he was going to run for President back in 1987. Tipper joked that Al actually had more time for his family when he was Vice President. What about after he officially left politics? In the past ten years, Al Gore has worked hard, traveled away from home and won both an Academy Award and a Nobel Peace Prize.
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- 7 August 2012
We are proud to announce that Chris Botti will be a special guest in Barbra Streisand's tour this October 2012.
Dates are:
Philadelphia - October 8th at Wells Fargo Center
Brooklyn - October 11th and 13th at Barclays Center (Sold Out)
Montreal - October 17th at the Bell Centre
Ottawa - October 20th at Scotiabank Plaza
Toronto - October 23rd at the Air Canada Centre
Chicago - October 26th at the United Center
Vancouver - October 29th at Rogers Arena
Tickets for the newly announced performances will go on sale starting Saturday, August 11th in Montreal and on Monday, August 13th for all other shows.
Read more at barbrastreisand.com
- 26 July 2012
Chris Botti on Trumpet at the Beacon Theater
By NATE CHINEN
Photo By Chad Batka for The New York Times
Chris Botti has a trumpet sound that suggests the softer side of luminosity, the realm of sunsets and half-moons and low-wattage incandescence. Mellow and pearly, it emits an unabashed beauty of the sort that you could carefully build a career around — as Mr. Botti has, with extravagant success. But one of the perils of beauty is inertia, and Mr. Botti isn't about to fall into that trap, as he seemed almost too keen to prove at the Beacon Theater on Tuesday night, in a punchy and ultimately perplexing show.
There's an underlying dichotomy in Mr. Botti's work, which functions both on the level of flickering intimacy and thundering grandiosity. He's adept at exuding human warmth on a sweeping scale, which explains his collaborative history with Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban, and sheds light on his affiliation with Sting. Still, it's striking how differently Mr. Botti conceives of his roles on record and onstage. To stick with the lighting analogy, his studio output is to his live show what a votive candle is to a fireworks display.
- 23 July 2012
Through the 1980s and '90s, Chris Botti had a relatively successful career as an in-demand session musician and sideman, and as a composer and producer. Then, in 2001, after he signed to Columbia Records, the stars aligned; since that time he's gone from strength to strength garnering worldwide acclaim as a live performer and selling millions of records.
WRTI's Jim Cotter caught up with the superstar trumpeter when Botti was in town to play with The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Listen to the whole interview at wrti.org
- 20 July 2012
By Peter Crimmins
Video by Kimberly Paynter, for NewsWorks
One of the most popular trumpeters in jazz is in Philadelphia this week.
Chris Botti, whose smooth and accessible music have earned him a huge international fan base and Grammy nominations, will perform at the Mann Center Thursday with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
He flew into town a few days before the outdoor gig to teach some of the finer points of technique to teenagers at the Clef Club on South Broad Street.
A summer camp jazz ensemble of about 20 kids played three numbers for an attentive Botti. Aspiring trumpet player Manny Ohemeng, 16, took a turn soloing on the Horace Silver tune "The Jody Grind."
"I did a famous Dizzy Gillespie lick, from 'Dizzy's Atmosphere,'" said Ohemeng, who has been playing for seven years. "As my dad sometimes says, 'It's OK to copy, as long as you copy the right cats.'"
Botti, dressed in a black suit and sneakers, sat back and listened. Then he offered insight learned from great trumpeters like Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard.
"A lot of young musicians try to over-think it," Botti told the young players. "If you listen to the great ones, like Lee Morgan, it's actually more soulful and more simple, and not pentatonic and note-y. For the trumpet player, just simple stuff, that works."
Botti then played with the students, demonstrating a simpler, more confident lick, ending in a racing, sliding finish.
After the class, Botti explained what he gets from these drop-in teaching classes.
"To try to get young people to be more simple-minded, in the sense that you can practice an instrument and find such incredible joy out of producing a note and the simpleness of it, and the connection with the instrument, rather than trying to fast-forward all their lives to are they going to be a superstar, are they going to be on 'American Idol'?"
Many of the kids on stage have been practicing their instruments for years. As such they could give enough pep to an old warhorse like "When the Saints Come Marching In," with a stepped-up Mardi Gras rhythm, that Botti and his trumpet fell in.
- 19 July 2012
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- 9 July 2012
Chris Botti doesn't want to be defined as a jazz musician, even though, right now, he is the top-selling jazz instrumentalist in the world. Botti would prefer to be recognized merely as a trumpet player. Merely? That's like saying Rembrandt merely painted pretty pictures.
He has it all: a big, rich warm sound, dazzling technique (that he doesn't overuse) and seemingly effortless range. His two-plus hour set Friday in Reynolds Hall at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts began with a tune called "Venice," from his album "Italia." Following the original statement and development, Botti traded eight-measure ad lib phrases with the members of his five-piece band, leaving no doubt that he is plenty willing to share the spotlight with them - as he did frequently throughout the evening. Next came the Victor Young tune "When I Fall In Love," with a brilliant piano improvisation by the great Billy Childs, who numbers among his credits four Grammys and the 2009 Guggenheim Award in composition.
An unusual addition to a jazz concert, classical violinist Caroline Campbell was brought on to join Botti in his version of the "Chopin Prelude in C Minor," a piece commissioned by the government of Poland where the group tours annually. The rich sound of her (amplified) violin was an ideal complement to Botti's own instrument, and the lush lyrical phrases the two produced were perfectly matched.
The late Miles Davis was a strong influence on Botti, and there is a strong trace of Davis's style in his playing. However, one can pick up elements of Dizzy Gillespie and even Chet Baker in more reflective moments. Campbell joined Botti on "Flamenco Sketches," from what is probably Davis' best-known album, "Kinda Blue." A counterpart album, "Sketches of Spain," provided another Davis classic, "Concierto de Aranjuez." Tempo and volume dropped markedly for a hauntingly beautiful version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," done with nearly understated simplicity by Botti's muted trumpet with guitar.
As a change of pace, singer Lisa Fischer took the stage for a knockout set that began with Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "The Look of Love." Soon, both Fischer and Botti were in the front rows of the audience for Ray Noble's "The Very Thought of You," made a hit by Billie Holiday and more recently covered by Etta James. Fischer made her mark through years of appearances on tour with the Rolling Stones; however, Friday's exposure, albeit brief, gave her latitude to display a full catalog of vocal skills, including a range rivaling that of Botti's trumpet.
While tone production on a brass instrument is largely the product of the player, a share of the rich consistent trumpet sound he is known for must be attributed, in part, to Botti's horn itself, a 1939 Committee model Martin, whose large bore softens and shades the bright piercing quality sought by orchestral players.
Botti's stage persona appears quiet and withdrawn, that is, until he begins to play. He looks much younger than his age - he'll turn 50 later this year - but he exudes confidence and charm whenever he takes the microphone.
Botti has diverse experience in several musical genres, including studio work, classical, pop, rock and fusion. One of his mentors, and a musical collaborator, is the multitalented David Foster. No doubt it is largely due to Foster's influence that Botti rejects being pigeonholed. With 14 albums to his credit, and now near what is probably the peak of his creative arc, Chris Botti seem destined to occupy a place of prominence in whatever fields of musical endeavor he chooses to pursue.
Read at lvrj.com
- 2 July 2012
American jazz trumpeter and composer Chris Botti has developed a niche as an award-winning artist who blends jazz with different genres, including pop and classical music.
His recent album Impressions features an enviable list of guest artists, including Herbie Hancock, Andrea Bocelli and Mark Knopfler.
"If you go back to Kind of Blue [by] Miles Davis," Botti says, "around 20 per cent of that whole record is Miles' trumpet sound. He featured John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans to play as a kind of foil to him."
Botti takes inspiration from that sort of blending of artistic contributions, but chose to focus on featured guest voices for Impressions, released this spring.
"When I want to back away from the framework of what's going on musically, then...the listener is hearing Herbie Hancock or Vince Gill or David Foster or Andrea Bocelli or Mark Knopfler," he told CBC's Zulekha Nathoo.
The question he asks himself, when contemplating new musical collaborators, is "Who do you get to step into the spotlight — when I'm not there — that is unique and musically satisfying?"
Over the years, Botti has shared the spotlight with an eclectic range of artists: from Sting and Paul Simon to Steven Tyler and Yo-Yo Ma to Frank Sinatra and Joni Mitchell.
Most jazz musicians want to "do their thing" and stay away from "pop music melding," he admitted.
"For me, I like it. I think it's unusual. I'm proud of the guests we've had...It all hangs together as a piece of music."
After a gig in Toronto on Thursday night, Botti is set to play Ottawa on Friday as well as a concert in Montreal on July 1. Dates throughout the U.S. follow this summer, but he returns to Canada with a stop in Calgary in November.


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The latest news from BAFTA in Scotland. Find out what's happening across the country - from screenings and events to the latest Academy initiatives in Film, Television and Video Games.
Find out how BAFTA members are inspiring and educating young people as part of the BAFTA and Media Trust Youth Mentoring Programme in Scotland.
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On 3 November 2010; BAFTA in Scotland welcomed up and coming film maker Gareth Edwards to the Glasgow Film Theatre where he spoke about creating his film, Monsters.
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Tyga x Reebok Classics T-RAWW – Official Images
After multiple images of the upcoming collaboration with Reebok Classics and West Coast rap star Tyga, Reebok has officially unveiled the T-RAWW model. The design of the T-RAWW is inspired by a lifestyle look that is perfect for the spring/summer weather. The upper is entirely constructed from premium leather materials. Each colorway will also sport a colored translucent misole.
Reebok will start off the lineup with a few tonal colorways in blue and red, but you can expect wild patterns and colorways in the near future. Look for the Tyga x Reebok Classics T-RAWW to hit Rebook retailers on February 14th. The retail price is set at a reasonable $80.
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These are trash just like Tyga's music
WACK. they look so basic
Tyga's dope. The shoes? Not so much.
There's nothing RAWW about these shoes…smh
omg omg 4 pairssss!!!!
These are nice… Let's see them different colorways tho.
dude i would sell my soul for that estate. Tyga is okay and the shoes are okay but i rather wear all black than all red or blue.
these sneakers are fresh. all these other comments are just from hater. prolly they aint got swag thats why they are hating!!!!


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Jun 18th 2013
Concert: Heart Gets the Led Out
The Wilson sisters, along with Jason Bonham, pay homage to Zeppelin. Read More
The Wilson sisters, along with Jason Bonham, pay homage to Zeppelin. Read More
One of rock's hottest new bands raises questions in west Boca. Read More
The Welsh trio brought noise, thunder and surprising elegance to its first South Florida appearance. Read More
Riding a wave of overdue accolades and attention, Rush proves it's as eclectic as ever. Read More
The cult singer-songwriter struggled a bit through a short set, making his artwork the night's main attraction. Read More
Choreography, costume changes and eclectic instrumentation highlight a rare appearance from these sexy New Wave revivalists. Read More
Despite the occasional projection of boredom from the band, this was Built to Spill's best South Florida show in years. Read More