JUDY ROMAN - ALTO SAXSAXOPHONES
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JUDY ROMAN - ALTO SAX
Judy plays alto, soprano, and C melody saxes, as well as flute and clarinet. Along with those, she has a love of percussion instruments, many times playing her saxes and as many as 22 percussion instruments in the same show. She has both a BS in Education from Edinboro State College, where she was instrumental in organizing their first music fraternity, Mu Kappa Gamma, and an MA in Education from Adelphi University. She has played with the East Meadow Fire Department band and Cultural Arts Playhouse, and actively plays in the James Street Players Pit Orchestra and NYMDBB. She also directed children's choirs at the Babylon United Methodist Church for more than 20 years and has retired from teaching elementary school in West Islip after 33 years. She is the band's librarian and is well known for those sultry solo sax sounds.
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MARK GATZ - Tenor Saxophone
Mark has a Master's Degree in Jazz Performance from the Manhattan School Of Music in NYC. Studied with: Joe Allard, Bob Mintzer, George Coleman, Steve Grossman, David Liebman. Formerly with Bob Berg. He has performed with Billy Joel, Van Morrison, Tito Puente, Steve Gadd, Bernie Worrell. He's been heard on Television on the Bill Cosby's "Little Bill" children's cartoon on Nickelodeon, and NBC's Law & Order, and "Special Crime Victim's Unit". Worked under the direction of Julie Andrews (Sound Of Music, Mary Poppins) in the theatre show "The Boyfriend".
ANTHONY POMPONIO - BARITONE SAXOPHONE.
Anthony has just graduated as a music education major at Hofstra University and is now a working Music teacher in Long Island. He began playing saxophone at age 11. While in high school, Anthony performed in the All-County band, the All-State wind ensemble, and the All-Eastern Honors band, as well as various ensembles in Wantagh high school. At Hofstra, Anthony studies saxophones with John Marshall and clarinets with Laurie Friedman. He can be found playing Baritone Saxophone in the Jazz Ensemble and Nonet, principal Bass Clarinet in the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, and Bassoon in the Symphony Orchestra. Outside of school, Anthony performs actively in local community groups and pit orchestras, along with New York's Most Dangerous Big Band, and teaches woodwinds privately.
SHERRY FERRAILO - TENOR SAXOPHONE 
Sherry began her music education in elementary school playing the trombone. In college she majored in Computer Information Systems with a minor in music. During her career in high technology she was a member of her company’s band and competed in annual corporate “Battle of the Bands” events. After raising her family and retiring from the tech industry the saxophone became Sherry’s musical passion. She currently plays the Tenor, Alto, and Soprano saxophones.
In addition to performing with New York’s Most Dangerous Big Band, Sherry plays in the Sax Partners Duo, the Nassau Community College Band, the Bay Shore – Brightwaters Symphonic Band, the Good Old Dance Band, and is a founding member of the South Bay Saxophone Quartet. Sherry further contributes to her ensembles by digitally recording and editing rehearsals and performances. In her “spare” time she teaches saxophone privately. Sherry brings enthusiasm, dedication and commitment as a member of New York's Most Dangerous Big Band.
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TOM WILSON - ALTO SAXOPHONE
As a child Tom wore out his parent's LP of the musical "Cabaret" listening to the tenor solo in the "Entr'Acte", so when the time came to pick a band instrument saxophone was the only possibility. Although he chose to pursue a career in oceanography and engineering, Tom's horns have never been far from his heart or hands. When what turned out to be a minor fire broke out in his apartment building during graduate school, Tom left the building with only his cat and his beloved one-owner 1968 Selmer Mark VI baritone sax. Tom plays a Couf soprano, an Evette Schaeffer "Master Model" alto, and the previously-mentioned Selmer bari. He lives in Brightwaters with his wife and two musical children, all of whom are expected to grab a saxophone in the event of an evacuation
Tom directs the Caroling Band at the United Methodist Church of Bay Shore. He has played with the Dowling College Jazz Ensemble, the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Community Symphonic Band, the Good Old Dance Band, the Atlantic Community Band, the South Bay Saxophone Quartet, and of course New York's Most Dangerous Big Band.