Jazz Insights: Dan Moretti

Noted reedman Dan Moretti, one of the nation’s top tenor saxophone artists, lives in Narragansett. Dan has been composing, recording, leading, teaching and performing jazz and some R&B around the world for more than 30 years. He has played with many of the great names in jazz during his veteran years, and Dan represents quality sound in the art-form.                 

Local musicians choose Dan to supplement and solo during their performances. His stints have included work in Europe, Asia, Africa and Greenland, and Dan’s recordings are well-known.

He and his groups continue to appear locally, at Chan’s (Woonsocket) and several other establishments. Years ago, he was inducted into Rhode Island’s Music Hall of Fame.