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Jerry Bergonzi

American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator (born 1947)

Summary

American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator (born 1947)

Field	Value
name	Jerry Bergonzi
image	Jerry Bergonzi, the Bennett Alliance Concert Series, Cambridge, MA.jpg
birth_date
birth_place	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
genre	Jazz
occupation	Musician, composer, educator
instrument	Tenor saxophone, piano
years_active	1970–present
label	Double-Time, Not Fat, Savant, Red, Label Bleu

Jerry Bergonzi at the Aarhus Jazz Festival in 2016

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.

He is the author of Inside Improvisation, a multi-volume series of instructional books with play-along CDs and videos, and another series of books about improvisation published by Advance Music. He is also the author of the book/CD set Sound Advice, published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz.

He has recorded on the Blue Note, Red, Not Fat, Concord, Atlantic, Label Bleu, Enja, Columbia, Deux Z, Denon, Canyon, Cadence, Musidisc, Ram, Ninety One, Freelance and Savant recording labels. He has recorded extensively for Double-Time Records.

Discography

As a leader	As sideman
	With Dave Brubeck

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.

Gallery

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References

"Jazz Departments: Jerry Bergonzi : Living and Learning - By Chris Kelsey — Jazz Articles".
"Jerry Bergonzi". New England Conservatory of Music.
Miller, Mark. (November 5, 1998). "Jazz review: Jerry Bergonzi, with the Brian Dickinson Trio". Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada].
"''Bergonzi's Recording Credits With Dave Brubeck''". allmusic.com.
"Jerry Bergonzi {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} AllMusic".
"Jerry Bergonzi {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic".
Vacher, Peter. (December 2023 – January 2024). "Richard Baratta: Off the Charts".
(2004-02-27). "Casa Valdez Studios: The Music of Jerry Bergonzi- free PDF download!!".
"The Music of Jerry Bergonzi - Jeff Ellwood".

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