Our Friday arts video series continues as we talk with Chris Botti, the famed jazz trumpeter whose latest live-performance album, "Chris Botti in Boston," is (as per the usual) on the Billboard 200 chart. The ultra-hip musician, sporting a leather jacket, vents about how his instrument is like a needy ex-wife. He also reveals for the first time what song he could first play all the way through on the trumpet. Ramin Setoodeh reports -- check it out in the player above!
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