Jerry Bergonzi (born October 21, 1947) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and educator.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 21, 1947 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone, piano |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Double-Time, Not Fat, Savant, Red, Label Bleu |
Early life and education
editBergonzi received a B.A. in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1971 and is the founder of Not Fat Records.[1][2]
Career
editBergonzi 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.[3] He recorded nine albums with Brubeck, from 1973 to 1981.[4]
Bergonzi teaches at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.[1]
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.[2] He has recorded extensively for Double-Time Records.
Discography
edit| As a leader | As sideman |
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With Dave Brubeck
With Joey Calderazzo
With Miles Donahue
With Daniel Humair
With Hal Galper
With Bruce Gertz
With George Gruntz
With Bob Kaufman
With Eartha Kitt
With Andy LaVerne
With Nando Michelin
With Alex Riel
With Dave Santoro
With Brooke Sofferman
With Richard Sussman
With others
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Miscellaneous
editBergonzi 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.[8] Bergonzi decided to give the compiled PDF books away for free.[9]
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Jazz Departments: Jerry Bergonzi : Living and Learning - By Chris Kelsey — Jazz Articles". jazztimes.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ a b "Jerry Bergonzi". New England Conservatory of Music. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "Jerry Bergonzi | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Jerry Bergonzi | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Vacher, Peter (December 2023 – January 2024). "Richard Baratta: Off the Charts". Jazzwise. No. 291. p. 34.
- ^ "Casa Valdez Studios: The Music of Jerry Bergonzi- free PDF download!!". Davidvaldez.blogspot.com. 2004-02-27. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ "The Music of Jerry Bergonzi - Jeff Ellwood". Jeffellwood.net. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
External links
edit- Official Website
- Allmusic
- Jerry Bergonzi discography at Discogs
