Trumpeter Chris Botti’s solo career took off with the 2004 release of “When I Fall In Love,” a CD that critics loved and fans clamored to own. Four No. 1 jazz albums and five Grammy nominations later, “Impressions,” his 10th studio album, captured the Grammy Award in February for Best Pop Instrumental Album. This week, he returns to the Kennedy Center for another evening with Steven Reineke and the National Symphony Orchestra.

“Everything is so special about the Kennedy Center,” he said. “I’ve performed there three or four times. The sound is beautiful, and the audiences are giving and warm to jazz artists. Even though I’m advertised as a jazz musician, I don’t care about labels. I have jazz elements in my playing, but my scope is so much greater.”