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Chris Botti Brings Two Thanksgiving Weekend Nights to The Wilbur Theatre in Boston

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48 minutes ago

November 2, 2026

Chris Botti playing the trumpet. Photo by Randall Slavin.

Bill Blumenreich Presents will bring Grammy winning trumpeter Chris Botti to The Wilbur Theatre in Boston for two nights, Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28. Both shows are at 8 pm, with doors at 7 pm, and tickets are on sale now.

Botti has been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades. He has collaborated with Sting, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock and Yo-Yo Ma, topped the jazz charts with numerous albums, earned multiple Gold and Platinum records, and performed with symphony orchestras on prestigious stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House.

The Chris Botti Band at The Wilbur will include Andy Ezrin on piano, Barry Stephenson on bass, Mark Whitfield on guitar, Lee Pearson on drums, Anastasiia Mazurok on violin, and Chrissi Poland and John Splithoff on vocals.

Tickets are $70, $81 and $94, depending on seating location. Two VIP options are also available. The Chris Botti Meet & Greet Experience, at $350.60, includes one premium reserved ticket, a meet and greet and individual photo opportunity with Botti, an autographed 8 x 10 photo, a commemorative VIP laminate and a souvenir ticket. The Chris Botti Ultimate Experience, at $603.00, adds a private pre show green room hang with Botti and a side stage viewing opportunity.

Botti’s most recent album, Vol. 1, released October 20, 2023 on Blue Note Records and produced by David Foster, was his first album in over a decade and marked his return to acoustic jazz and classic standards, with guest appearances from violinist Joshua Bell on “My Funny Valentine” and singer John Splithoff on “Paris.”

“I turned 60 in 2022, at a time that seemed like a restart for so many things in the world,” Botti says. “I wanted to strip away all the orchestral arrangements and special guests and focus more on my playing, the playing of my band, and these jazz classics that we always love playing on stage.”

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Zahili Zamora Wins Two Global Music Awards and Brings Her Afro-Cuban Jazz Quartet to Regattabar

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43 minutes ago

November 2, 2026

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Zahili Zamora seated in a burgundy dress, her braided hair styled in a top bun

Zahili González Zamora. Photo by Robert Torres.

Afro Cuban jazz pianist Zahili Zamora brings her Afro Cuban Jazz Quartet to The Regattabar at The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, on Friday, November 6 at 7 pm, with special guest Yosvany Terry on saxophone. The quartet features Gerson Lazo Quiroga on bass and Zack O’Farrill on drums. Tickets are $35 and $25 plus fees and are on sale now.

Zamora returns this week from a week in Seoul, Korea, where she was performing and auditioning students for Berklee. She has won two Global Music Awards for her recent album Overcoming, taking Silver Medals for Latin Jazz and Afro Cuban music and for album art and graphics. She is also nominated for the Boston Music Awards 2026 Latin Artist of the Year, with winners announced at Big Night Live on Wednesday, December 16, and WBUR has saluted her as one of its 2026 Makers, its annual series highlighting creatives of color making an impact in the local arts scene. Earlier this year she also won the InterContinental Music Award 2026 for Best of Latin America for her composition “Negra.”

The run of dates continues overseas and back in New York. The Zahili Zamora Afro Cuban Jazz Trio, with Gerson Lazo Quiroga on bass and Julien Miltenberger on drums, plays Upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London on Sunday, November 15, with shows at 2 pm and 8 pm. Zamora then plays duo sets with clarinetist Juan Fer Ruiz at So & So’s in New York on Saturday, November 28, Five Spot Jazz in New York on Sunday, November 29, Fat Swami’s Jazz Bar & Lounge in Guttenberg, New Jersey on Thursday, December 3, and The Delancey on Thursday, December 10.

About special guest Yosvany Terry, The New York Times has written that the Cuban saxophonist, percussionist and composer “has helped redefine Latin jazz as a complex new idiom.” Bassist Gerson Lazo Quiroga, a Chilean born Berklee Presidential Scholar, has performed at Carnegie Hall, SFJAZZ and the Montreal, Monterey, San Jose and Panama Jazz Festivals. Drummer Zack O’Farrill, son of pianist Arturo O’Farrill and grandson of composer Chico O’Farrill, performs regularly across the United States and the globe.