Jerry Bergonzi (born October 21, 1947) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and educator.

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

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.

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 Bergonzi is also a professional level pianist and bass guitarist.