NOTE: This event is sold out.

Join Rick Estrin and the Nightcats in celebrating the life and music of Little Charlie Baty.

The leader and co-founder of Sacramento’s Little Charlie and The Nightcats, Charles Baty, never played the same song the same way twice. Guitar World said, “Baty’s straight blues playing is eye-popping... inspired and manic blues guitar. He can sting like Buddy Guy and swing like Tiny Grimes.” The band released nine albums on Alligator Records before Charlie decided to retire from worldwide touring but, of course, he never stopped playing.

He fronted the jazz trio Little Charlie and Organ Grinder Swing, and performed regularly with his blues colleagues Mark Hummel, Kim Wilson, and Anson Funderburgh. He released fourteen albums in his lifetime.

Charlie passed away on March 6, 2020 from a heart attack, believed to be complications from COVID-19. He was only 66. For blues fans worldwide, it has been akin to losing Muddy, Junior, Stevie, and John Lee.

A portion of the net proceeds will be donated to Sacramento Blues Society newly created Little Charlie Baty Scholarship Fund.

Special guest:
-Anson Funderburgh