Mike Baggetta Plays Patsy Cline at Barking Legs Theater

Join NYC Jazz & Improvising guitarist Mike Baggetta and his new group as they explore the classic hits of Patsy Cline through the lens of 21st-century modern music! A special treat is the participation of tenor sax great, Gregory Tardy.

“… guitarist Mike Baggetta makes stealthy, mysterious music… he’s trying to do something personal with collective improvisation without ever getting in the way of beauty.“ – Ben Ratliff, The New York Times

“A guitarist of slippery proficiency…” – Nate Chinen, The New York Times

”…his sound is wide… it’s rich with thoughtful lines in unusual chords.“ – Carlo Wolff, Downbeat Magazine...

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Join NYC Jazz & Improvising guitarist Mike Baggetta and his new group as they explore the classic hits of Patsy Cline through the lens of 21st-century modern music! A special treat is the participation of tenor sax great, Gregory Tardy.

“… guitarist Mike Baggetta makes stealthy, mysterious music… he’s trying to do something personal with collective improvisation without ever getting in the way of beauty.“ – Ben Ratliff, The New York Times

“A guitarist of slippery proficiency…” – Nate Chinen, The New York Times

”…his sound is wide… it’s rich with thoughtful lines in unusual chords.“ – Carlo Wolff, Downbeat Magazine

”…ultra-lyrical.“ – Jim Macnie, The Village Voice

”…beguilingly atmospheric…“ – Hank Shteamer, Time Out New York

“…some performances stood out… The electric guitarist Mike Baggetta played a measured, shimmery, almost surfy solo that I wanted to take home and study.” – Ben Ratliff, The New York Times

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