Posts Tagged:Pat DeRosa

Throwback Thursday- Jazz at Gosman’s Dock

We first learned about Toots Thielmans from Pat DeRosa, the 99-year-old Montauk jazz saxophonist who was recently inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.  DeRosa recalled with delight the summer that Thielmans played jazz at Gosman’s Dock.  Thielmans had been catapulted to fame in 1969 after the release of Midnight Cowboy. The movie’s melancholic theme… Read more »

Throwback Thursday- Pat DeRosa

By the time you read this, Montauk resident and WW II veteran Pat DeRosa will have been inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame for the year 2021.  A saxophonist extraordinaire whose comprehensive talent includes mastery of other musical instruments like the oboe and clarinet, Pat DeRosa embraces music of every style and… Read more »