Jazz Beat: Chris Botti, at Yardley Hall

Trumpeter Chris Botti may have won the 2013 Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album, but he’s a solid jazz musician, too. He studied with trumpet genius Woody Shaw, and four of his albums have hit No. 1 on Billboard‘s jazz charts. This is his charm: Botti’s smooth, intense sound breaks boundaries between musical styles. He has toured with Frank Sinatra and Buddy Rich, Paul Simon and Sting. He has performed with the Boston Pops and Yo-Yo Ma. Most recently, he shared the stage with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, which may be as genre-crossing as it gets. Friday night, Botti brings his remarkable trumpet to Johnson County Community College’s Yardley Hall.