AEROSMITH's AeroForceOne site reports:

Legendary trumpeter Chris Botti will perform a special star-studded performance with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops as part of a PBS special Chris Botti Live in Boston at 7:30 PM at Symphony Hall on September 18th - 19th, 2008. This star-studded performance will include Botti performing with some of today¹s most popular music artists including Josh Groban (18th), Sting, Steven Tyler, Yo-Yo Ma (19th), and many more. Tickets for each performance range from $95-$250 and will go on sale beginning at 10 AM on Friday, August 8th. They are available online at www.bostonpops.org and through SymphonyCharge by calling 1-800-266-1200.

This special collaboration with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops will be broadcast nationally on during PBS pledge drive in March 2009; a DVD and other bonus items will be released exclusively through PBS in March as well.

SonyBMG will release a live audio CD of the performance in December 2008, followed by a nationwide DVD release in April 2009. Chris Botti Live in Boston is a follow-up to Botti¹s highly acclaimed Live with Special Guests PBS Special/DVD released in 2005. Since the release of his first solo album in 1995, trumpeter Chris Botti has created a series of recordings which have made him a star in the realm of contemporary jazz and pop world. Through his singular combination of lush atmospheres and thoughtful improvisations, Botti has earned both critical acclaim and mainstream appreciation for a succession of best-selling albums including When I Fall In Love (2004, #1 Top Jazz Album, #37 Billboard Top 200), To Love Again: The Duets (2005, #1 Top Jazz Album, #18 Billboard Top 200), and Chris Botti Live with Orchestra & Special Guests (2006, #2 Top Jazz Album).

In the studio and on stage, Chris Botti has worked with such leading singer-songwriter/composers as Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, and renowned film composer John Barry, among others; as a sideman, he has appeared on dozens of albums, compilations and soundtracks. Botti's association with Sting - who joins Botti on both 'To Love Again' and 'When I Fall In Love' - dates back to 1999, when the trumpeter joined the pop legend's band as featured soloist on the Brand New Day tour, which lasted two years.