DAYTON, Ohio — After living in a New York City hotel for more than five years, Chris Botti was ready for a change. The Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter decided to buy his own place, and his timing couldn't have been better.
"I checked out of the hotel on March 13, 2020, and I had no idea about the lockdowns," Botti said. "While I was driving away from my hotel, I checked my phone and it said all of America is now in a social distance lockdown, blah, blah, blah. That was that Friday night and everything got canceled.
"My whole world, everyone's world, just shutdown," he continued. "So, I moved into my apartment and just sat there. Like everyone, I'm like, 'What the heck?' It was super impactful and, as time goes on, we'll see what the pandemic will do to us."
