 in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1971 and is the founder of Not Fat Records.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.