Solo Artist - Cafferty regular performs his original compositions solo across Michigan. His songs are across many genres. Humor, (sometimes subtle, sometimes not), seems to find its many into many of his composition along side his intricate guitar work.
The eclectic nature of his 5 studio albums are reflective of his diverse influences. His 6th album is due out of the late fall of 2025
The Dan Cafferty Band is an eclectic 5 piece band featuring Dan Cafferty (guitar, vocals), Hadley Rasnick (keyboards, vocals), Jeff Royer (sax, vocals), Ian Haubert (bass) and Taylor Atkinson (drums). In addition to playing the soul, rock and funk originals from Cafferty's five solo records., this outifit also plays the classic covers of artists such as Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, Joe Cocker. They have performed at some of the largest festivals in the midwest including Arts Beats and Eats in Royal Oak, MI and Harvestfest in Detroit, MI
The Hot Rod Cherries are a popular 6 piece Jazz/Blues band. HRC plays regularly at various venues in the Metro Detroit area (monthly at Michigan Wine by the Bottle in Royal Oak). They appear annually on the Main Stage @ Thumbfest (Lexington, Michigan). Their music consists of jazz and blues standards from some of the great songwriters such as Gershwin and Cole Porter and well as more modern writers such as Steve Wonder and Bill Withers.
The Dan Cafferty Project is a 3-piece power trio formed to play the harder rocks songs that appear on the Leave Album
Well…… okay…. this wasn't a real band. But I did enjoy my days at the University of Michigan