The world's top-selling instrumental artist Chris Botti has charm and talent in spades; the Italian American contemporary jazz trumpeter breathes new life into a range of different genres from American songbook standards to bebop classics by the likes of Miles Davis. Botti is not only a highly skilled musician but a consummate entertainer, with a gleam in his eye his onstage banter calls to mind the performers of jazz's golden age.

Two-time Grammy Award winner Corrine Bailey Rae returns to North America this fall on 'The Black Rainbows' tour in support of her new album, set to release late this year. First coming to attention in 2006 with the blissful 'Put Your Records On, the lead single from her self-titled debut album, she has since enjoyed a low-key yet successful career composing music for television, movies and collaborating with artists including Mary J. Blige, Paul McCartney, and Leslie Odom Jr. among many more.