Earning both critical acclaim and mainstream appreciation for a succession of best-selling albums including When I Fall In Love (2004), To Love Again: The Duets (2005) and Chris Botti Live with Orchestra & Special Guests (2006), trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer and a charismatic performer, who has established himself as a virtual genre of one in contemporary jazz. Botti most recently performed and released Chris Botti: In Boston, which features performances with varied artists, including Sting, John Mayer, Katharine McPhee, Josh Groban and Steven Tyler. R&B vocalist, Sy Smith will be performing with Botti along with other accomplished jazz musicians at the MSU Riley Center. (See video - below.)

Watch Video of Chris Botti with Sy Smith who will perform with him at the MSU Riley Center.