Jazz musician heralds springtime.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: ENTERTAINMENT

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Anchorage jazz fans have marked their calendars for Chris Botti in concert set for April 21. The Grammy Award-winner and trumpeter will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts Atwood Concert Hall.

Botti previously performed in Anchorage Nov. 15, 2008, to a sold-out crowd, said Jason Grenn, marketing director for the Anchorage Concert Association. The success of that show prompted concert promoters to book Botti for another Anchorage performance.

Botti, one of America's top-selling jazz instrumentalists, has performed with symphonies around the world and with icons such as Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Simon and Steven Tyler. Botti has worked with PBS to produce special...