Sonny's Page

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Sonny LaRosa,
in front of the Orpheum
At the time he was playing with
the Chuck Foster Orchestra

sharing the stage with:

Ish Kabibble,
Trumpeter and novelty singer

and

Mike Douglas, (born Michael Delaney Dowd, Jr)
(not to be confused with Mike Douglass)

pictured here with Lana Turner

Ish Kabibble, Sonny & Mike Douglas

A letter from the Office Of The Vice President

Sonny's scholarship invitation

Sonny

Aunt Mary, Tony Bennett and Sonny

Sonny with Roberta Flack

Sonny and John Pizzarelli at a jazz fest

Sonny and his son, Mark playing a gig

Sonny LaRosa & Frank Malfitano

Wynton Marsalis backstage
Ruth Eckerd Hall where he
greeted Sonny and his Kids

Sonny with English actress,
Ann Blyth

Nat Hentoff devotes a
whole chapter of his
book "American
Music Is" to Sonny
and the Band

A Sketch of the
first music store ever
in Southold, Long Island, NY

Sonny LaRosa's
Music Studios

A letter from a President

LaRosa meets LaRosa

Sonny's family

Left: Friends and fans greet Sonny
Right: Noted drummer, Johnny Blowers (left) and Sonny's lifelong friend and favorite clarinetist Dr. Ron Odrich visit him at his World Trade Center concert in 1999

Latest CD: The Haunting Sound, Style and Soul of Sonny LaRosa

Listen to Sonny play "Angel Eyes"
Listen to Sonny play "Imagination"

"Hey Sonny, your sound is as smooth as silk! What an elegant and beautiful tone you get on your trumpet."
Leroy Jones - outstanding jazz trumpet soloist with Harry Connick

"Sonny, your sounds is absolutely gorgeous."
Dom Minasi - Award winning Guitarist formerly with Buddy Rich

"Sonny, Your trumpet playing shows that you are the master of the ballad. Your beautiful interpretation of these love tunes equals anything ever played by Ruby Braff - or even sung by Frank Sinatra."
Paul O'Connor - Trombone Legend well known in the big band era and featured with the Charlie Spivak band