Guitarist Mike Baggetta is one of his generations most original jazz improvisors and composers

Guitarist Mike Baggetta is one of his generations most original jazz improvisors and composers.  It has been said that his performances are "totally compelling" (Jazz Journal - UK), "his melodic sense is truly beautiful" (Jazzreview.com) and that "each piece he performs creates new worlds of possibilities" (The Hartford Courant).

Mike Baggetta recently received an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award for his compositional talent, and the first album of his works for the Mike Baggetta Quartet, Small Spaces, has recently been released on the Fresh Sound New Talent label.  In addition to leading the Mike Baggetta Quartet (featuring Jason Rigby, Eivind Opsvik and George Schuller), Mike co-leads Tin/Bag, a new music duo with California trumpeter Kris Tiner. 

Baggetta has had the pleasure of performing and/or recording with Tom Harrell, Conrad Herwig, Ralph Bowen, Adam Kolker, George Schuller, Jeff Hirshfield, Ken Filiano, Jamie Baum, Tony Reedus, Steve LaSpina, Bill McHenry, Matt Wilson, Ron McClure, Lukas Ligeti, Joe Fonda, Kevin Norton, Bucky Pizzarelli and Ruth Brown among many others.

Originally from Agawam, MA, Baggetta's musical studies have been insightfully guided by Ted Dunbar, Vic Juris, Stanley Cowell and Jim Hall.  He has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, Town Hall and many other leading concert venues worldwide.  Mike currently lives in New York City and is an endorsing artist for D'Addario Strings and Evans Custom Amplifiers.

Program

September 29th     7pm     Philadelphia, PA     Chris' Jazz Cafe     $10/$5

Mike Baggetta Quartet   Jason Rigby : Saxophone;  Eivind Opsvik : Bass;  George Schuller : Drums

 

September 30th     7:30pm     New Brunswick, NJ     http://www.nbjp.org/

Mike Baggetta Quartet   Jason Rigby : Saxophone;  Eivind Opsvik : Bass;  George Schuller : Drums

 

October 1st     9pm     New York, NY     Cornelia Street Cafe     $10

Mike Baggetta Quartet   Jason Rigby : Saxophone;  Eivind Opsvik : Bass;  George Schuller : Drums

 

October 3rd     11:30am     New York, NY     Blue Water Grill

Mike Baggetta Duo   Mike Baggetta : Guitar;  Jeremy Stratton : Bass

 

October 5th     11am     Brooklyn, NY     Recording @ Systems Two

Mike Baggetta Quartet   Jason Rigby : Saxophone;  Eivind Opsvik : Bass;  George Schuller : Drums

 

October 10th     11:30am     New York, NY     Blue Water Grill

Mike Baggetta Duo   Mike Baggetta : Guitar;  Steve LaSpina : Bass

 

October 17th     11:30am     New York, NY     Blue Water Grill

Mike Baggetta Duo   Mike Baggetta : Guitar;  Tom Beckham : Vibraphone

 

October 24th     3pm     Vernon, NJ     Dorothy Henry Library

Kevin Norton Trio   Kevin Norton : Vibraphone;  John Lindberg : Bass;  Mike Baggetta : Guitar

 

October 31st     11:30am     New York, NY     Blue Water Grill

Mike Baggetta Duo   Mike Baggetta : Guitar;  Jeremy Stratton : Bass

 

November 21st     9pm     Brooklyn, NY     Rose Live Music     $10

Mike Baggetta New Trio   Kirk Knuffke : Trumpet;  Jeff Davis : Drums