Gene J Bertoncini was born on 6 April 1937 and is an American jazz guitarist.
11 Facts About Gene Bertoncini
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Gene Bertoncini began playing guitar at age seven and by age sixteen was appearing on television.
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Gene Bertoncini graduated from high school and attended the University of Notre Dame, where, in 1959, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering.
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Gene Bertoncini returned to New York City and played with vibraphonist Mike Mainieri and then in one of Buddy Rich's ensembles.
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Gene Bertoncini has worked with Burt Bacharach, Tony Bennett, Paul Desmond, Benny Goodman, Lena Horne, Hubert Laws, Michel Legrand, Charles McPherson, Wayne Shorter, Clark Terry, and Nancy Wilson.
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Gene Bertoncini was notable in the world of jazz guitar for using a nylon-string guitar in performances and recordings, as Charlie Byrd had done in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Gene Bertoncini discussed his use of the instrument in a 2008 interview:.
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From 1990 to 2008, Gene Bertoncini played solo guitar on Sunday and Monday evenings at the Bistro La Madeleine on West 43rd Street in New York City.
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Gene Bertoncini recorded two albums of solo guitar arrangements and published ten of these arrangements in Gene Bertoncini Plays Jazz Standards.
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Gene Bertoncini has been on the faculties of William Paterson University, New York University, Eastman School of Music, New England Conservatory, and the Banff School of Fine Arts in Alberta, Canada.
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Gene Bertoncini has been on the staff of the Tritone Jazz Fantasy Camps.