Jerry Bergonzi

Jerry Bergonzi (born October 21, 1947) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and educator.

Early life and education Bergonzi received a B.A. in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1971 and is the founder of Not Fat Records.

Career Bergonzi first gained recognition as he became a frequent guest-artist on several Dave Brubeck ensemble tours and recordings during the 1970s, and he held the saxophone chair in the Dave Brubeck quartet from 1979 - 1982. He recorded nine albums with Brubeck, from 1973 to 1981.

Bergonzi teaches at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Seven Rays (Savant 2019) Nearly Blue (Savant 2020) With Dave Brubeck

1973 Two Generations of Brubeck 1974 Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All 1979 Back Home 1980 Tritonis 1981 Paper Moon

With Joey Calderazzo

1991 In the Door 1991 To Know One

With Miles Donahue

1995 Good Listener 2003 Standards Vol. 1 2003 Standards Vol. 2 2006 In the Pocket

With Daniel Humair

1991 Edges 1993 Open Architecture

With Hal Galper

1994 Just Us 1995 Rebop 1999 Let's Call This That 2018 Cubist

With Bruce Gertz

1992 Third Eye 1995 Blueprint 1996 Discovery Zone 1998 Shut Wide Open 1999 Red Handed

With George Gruntz

1992 Blues 'n Dues Et Cetera 1996 Sins 'n Wins 'n Funs

With Bob Kaufman

2001 The Line Between 2003 Dreaming Out Loud

With Eartha Kitt

1991 Thinking Jazz 1995 Standards: Live

With Andy LaVerne

1994 Spirit of '76 2001 True Colors

With Nando Michelin

1996 Facing South 1997 Common Grounds 1999 Art 2000 Chants 2006 When Einstein Dreams

With Alex Riel

1994 Emergence 1998 Unriel 2000 Rielatin ' 2002 The Riel Deal

With Dave Santoro

1999 Dave Santoro Standards 2000 Standards Band II 2001 The New Standard

With Brooke Sofferman

1999 Modesty's Odyssey 2002 The Green Between 2004 One Stone Two Birds 2007 Fine Whines

With Richard Sussman

1978 Free Fall 2003 Live at Sweet Rhythm 2012 Continuum

With others 1987 The Art of the Saxophone, Bennie Wallace 1993 Sunscreams, Mick Goodrick 1995 Grey Angel, Jacek Kochan 2000 Love Everlasting, Bob Moses 2000 On the Inside Looking In, Dan Wall 2000 Restoration Comedy, John D'earth 2001 Global Sound, Dalia Faitelson 2002 The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973–1991, Miles Davis 2006 Sometime Ago, Joachim Kühn 2007 You Don't Know Me, Rebecca Parris 2008 Eastern Standard Time, Alan Baylock 2023 Off the Charts, Richard Baratta

Miscellaneous Bergonzi is also a professional level pianist and bass guitarist.

He plays a mouthpiece by Aaron Drake (Drake "Jerry Bergonzi" Signature Mouthpiece).

Jeff Ellwood compiled and engraved nearly 200 of Bergonzi's original tunes. Bergonzi decided to give the compiled PDF books away for free.

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