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John Bergamo
perc, cng, *1940 GB
Musician / Composer of Jazz
John Bergamo (May 28, 1940 – October 19, 2013) was an American percussionist and composer. Since 1970 he has been the coordinator of the percussion department at the California Institute of the Arts.In 1959 Bergamo attended the Lenox School of Jazz in Lenox Mass. next door to Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony. Under a scholarship, Bergamo studied drumset with Max Roach; had Percy Heath and Kenny Dorham as jazz band instructors; studied history and theory with Gunther Schuller, Marshall Stearns and George Russell; and was classmates with Ornette Coleman, and Don Cherry. In 1962 Bergamo earned an M.M. degree from Manhattan School of Music (studying percussion with Paul Price and composition with Michael Colgrass), followed by three summers in Tanglewood and time in New York
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Chorus & Instruments II on Masterworks of the 20th Century by Various Artists Nideggen Uthan on On the Edge by John Bergamo Gupta Sloka Chand on George, Ron: The Floating Bubble by Ron George I Feel More Like I Do Now Than I Did When I Got Here on On the Edge by John Bergamo Piru Bole on On the Edge by John Bergamo Wuhan Darshan on On the Edge by John Bergamo Whatever on On the Edge by John Bergamo Modelo on On the Edge by John Bergamo Almost Green on On the Edge by John Bergamo On the Edge on On the Edge by John BergamoTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreaming With Serpents | Gustavo Aguilar, Wadada Leo Smith, Todd Sickafoose, John Bergamo | 1999 | Album |
| Bracha | Miroslav Tadić / David Philipson / John Bergamo | 1988 | Album |
| On The Edge | John Bergamo | 1986 | Album |
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