'Italy has got its best jump blues band and Dave Moretti is the leader.'
Soul Bag Magazine
On stage since 2007, the Dave Moretti Blues Revue is nowadays considered one of the most interesting blues combo in the
Italian blues scene.
The band honed its own sound on the road night after night, releasing the debut album ‘Bluesjob’ in 2010, warmly received by
public and critics. In June 2010 the Dave Moretti Blues Revue received the “Lorenzo Vecchiato Award” as the best debuting
blues band in Italy and won the readers’ poll of the prestigious American magazine Blues Revue. One year later, the band
caught the eye of the German label Stormy-Monday-Records, that decided to reissue the debut cd with Inakustik European
distribution.
In 2014 the Dave Moretti Blues Revue finally released the new album ‘That’s Swing!’, that represents a turning point for the
band: a vintage – but contemporary – sound, mixing West Coast blues with swing, jump,
R’n’B and soul. A few months after ‘That’s Swing!’ release, the band won the Italian Blues
Challenge and they will represent the Italian blues scene at the European Blues Challenge
final on March 2015 in Brussels.
All band recordings have been reviewed by the most popular blues magazines (Blues
Revue, Il Blues, Soul Bag, Blues Matters, etc.) and received extensive airplay all over
Europe. Moreover, the band played in important blues clubs and festivals in Italy, France,
Switzerland and Germany, sharing the stage with some blues stars such as Sonny Rhodes,
Andy Just, North Mississippi Allstars, Kenny Neal, Eric Sardinas, Big Pete Pearson,
Watermelon Slim & the Workers, Maurizio Pugno, Delores Scott, Kellie Rucker and Nico ‘Wayne’ Toussaint.
Quotes
“The harmonica player leads an excellent combo, with Damir Nefat’s swinging guitar matching Moretti’s big, Bill Clarke-influenced tones…the
songs are vintage blues and R&B numbers, balanced by Moretti’s splendid contributions.” Blues Revue Magazine (USA)
“Le leader est un excellent harmoniciste, capable de belles incursions dans les aigus ou au chromatique.” Soul Bag (FR)
“…this is a very upbeat and classy release, a gem.” Blues Matters! (UK)
“ ‘That’s Swing!’ conferma la Dave Moretti Blues Revue come una delle formazioni blues, di nuova generazione, più interessanti e proponibili
anche all’estero.” Il Popolo del Blues (IT)
“Eines muss man gleich zu Anfang sagen: Dave Moretti dürfte zur Zeit einer der besten Bluesharp-Spieler in Europa sein.” Wasser-Prawda (DE)
“Dave Moretti Blues Revue is een naam om te onthouden.” Rootstime (BE)
“Smakowita gitara, mocna i agresywna harmonijka, zwarta sekcja rytmiczna i saksofonowe popisy mogą się podobać – to West Coast blues w
bardzo dobrym wydaniu.” Blues in Poland (PL)
“These Italian bluesmen certainly know, love and play the blues with a devoted intensity. Dave Moretti is a first class harmonica player...Damir
Nefat is in command of his jump blues guitar skills…The music is superb and uplifting.” Blues Blast Magazine (USA)
“Estroso, preciso strumentista e cantante confidente, dai toni appena rauchi, Moretti si rivela protagonista di qualità.” Il Blues (IT)
“Dave Moretti Blues Revue are a bunch of musicians who know how to convince people with his own original music along catching songs that will
make you move and shake your hips to the explosive rhythm they play.” La Hora del Blues (ES)
“Dave Moretti all'armonica mostra invidiabile padronanza tecnica.” Bluestime (IT)
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