The State Theatre will take on smooth jazz tomorrow evening.

Chris Botti, a contemporary jazz trumpeter, will be coming to the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the State Theatre box office or online.

Although the band is on tour to promote the recently released Chris Botti Live DVD, it was Botti's 2005 album, To Love Again, that made him a household name.

"It's a duets record, and has a lot of very famous jazz standards," Botti said.

Botti, who is known for singularly overtaking the current genre of smooth jazz, usually plays with more of a modern pop feel. He said this influence comes from having worked alongside artists such as Sting and Frank Sinatra.

"I've played with and worked on stage with some of the best pop musicians, and I think that gives me a sense of accessibility, which translates to pop," Botti said. "A lot of time when jazz musicians make albums, they make music that is inaccessible to the audience, but we try to take them on a more adventurous trip live."

Botti reiterated time and time again that his live show was incredibly different from what people hear on the album.

"When you make an album for someone to listen to, you don't want a lot of peaks and valleys -- but when you're live, you want the audience to hear what the band can do," Botti said.

"The live shows are much more energetic and aggressive. That's the thing we hear the most, that our shows are more dynamic and crazy. We are able to show off musicianship much more...it's a whole different animal altogether."

Botti said he believes that because of his spirited live shows, he's able to appeal to a broad range of audiences, especially those that are of a younger age.

"Young musicians are always trying to be on the cutting edge of music, so we're starting to attract that same crowd," Botti said.

Such is the case with Britainy Lewis (junior-music education), who first heard of Botti on a Sting album.

"I really like his jazz, because it's very smooth," Lewis said. "It's almost like elevator music, in a way, but it's very relaxing. I'm very much looking forward to his performance. I'm expecting a good time and a lot of great music."

Although his trumpeting has often been classified as elevator music, Botti said not to come under that assumption.

"The band has five distinct personalities. That makes for some incredible some nights," Botti said. "I make records so that I can go on the road. I love being in front of an audience, and the risk of what's going to happen every time."