Chris Botti

Botti recorded most of the album, Slowing Down the World in Los Angeles, where he now makes his home. Other sessions took place in New York City, where the trumpeter lived for 14 years. His all-star instrumental collaborators include keyboardists Bob James and Jeff Lorber; bassists Larry Klein, Tony Levin, and Nathan East; guitarists Shane Fontayne, Greg Leisz, Dean Parks, and Tim Pierce; drummers John Robinson and Peter Erskine ; and percussionists Jerry Marotta and Alex Acuna, as well as members of Botti's touring band - keyboardist Harvey Jones, guitarist Marc Schulman, bassist Jon Ossman, and drummer Joe Bonadio. Botti also traveled to Italy, where Sting recorded his vocal; and to London, where string arranger Anne Dudley conducted the 30-piece London Sessions Orchestra.
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