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Artists coming to 20th annual Berks Jazz Fest receive Grammy Award nominations

Chris Botti
Boney James
Robert Cray

Several artists scheduled to perform at the 20th annual VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest recently received GrammyAward nominations.

Chris Botti, Boney James and The Robert Cray Band are among the nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, being telecast live Jan. 31 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Trumpeter Chris Botti is nominated in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category for his March Columbia release In Boston. He also received a nomination for Best Long Form Music Video, also for In Boston.

Botti will be opening up this year's festival with his Friday, March 19, performance at 7:30 p.m. in the Reading Eagle Theater at the Sovereign Center.

Botti's success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four No. 1 jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy awards.

Boney James scored a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, along with vocalist Quinn, for "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," a track from his February Concord Records release, Send One Your Love.

James is closing out this year's 20th anniversary festival in rousing fashion with his show Sunday, March 28, at 7 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.

The Robert Cray Band has been nominated in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category for its latest album This Time, on the Nozzle Records label.

Blues fans can catch The Robert Cray Band on Wednesday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom.


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