Deer Head Inn

The Deer Head Inn is a jazz club and inn located in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. Established in the nineteenth century, the Deer Head Inn became the after hours, artistic home for legendary jazz musicians who worked in the Pocono Mountain Resorts in the mid twentieth century. Artists have included: Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, Phil Woods, Urbie Green, Dave Liebman, Keith Jarrett, Bill Charlap, Bill Goodwin (jazz Drummer), John Coates Jr. and Bob Dorough.[1] In 1992, pianist Keith Jarrett recorded the live album, At the Deer Head Inn. The deer head, originally named the Central House, was built in the 1840s.[2] Several owners have staked a claim with Mary Carrig, Dennis Carrig, Robert Mancuso, and Jason Wilson being the current.[3] Prior to them, the Lehr Family owned it for many years.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Music". 22 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Martin. "Dutot Museum". www.dutotmuseum.com.
  3. ↑ Rubin, Daniel (17 October 2003). "Swinging Again". The Inquirer.
  4. ↑ Blangger, Tim (15 September 2005). "Deer Head Inn Sale Pending". The Morning Call. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

Coordinates: 40°58′59″N 75°08′27″W / 40.983015°N 75.140738°W / 40.983015; -75.140738


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