Jerry Bergonzi (b. Boston, MA, 1947) is a jazz tenor saxophonist, composer and educator. He first gained recognition as the featured horn in the Dave Brubeck quartet during the late 1970s. Bergonzi teaches at the prestigous New England Conservatory in Boston. Brubeck in 1954 David Warren (Dave) Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California) is an American jazz pianist who has written a number of jazz standards, including In Your Own Sweet Way and The Duke. ...
Tenor saxophonist JerryBergonzi is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author, and educator.
Bergonzi has performed throughout the world at all the major jazz festivals and jazz venues, with his own ensembles as well as with numerous jazz greats.
As a clinician Bergonzi has taught at conservatories and music schools throughout the U.S. and Europe.