Gene Bertoncini

American jazz guitarist and educator. Born on April 6, 1937, Bronx, NY, USA. Died on August 29, 2026, Englewood, NJ, USA. Performed and recorded with Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Luiz Bonfa, Wayne Shorter, Hubert Laws, Paul Desmond, Michel Legrand, Lalo Schifrin, Ronnie Foster, Jack Wilkins, Mike Mainieri, Stanley Turrentine, and Ron Carter, among others, as well as singers as Tony Bennett, Carmen McRae, Lena Horne, N…