American percussionist and composer, born May 28, 1940, Englewood, New Jersey. From 1970 to 2005 he has been the coordinator of the percussion department at the California Institute of the Arts.
ALBUMS
Buell Neidlinger Featuring Charles Gayle, John Bergamo
Gayle Force
2015, CDr, Album, K2B2 Records
Gustavo Aguilar, Wadada Leo Smith, Todd Sickafoose, John Bergamo
Dreaming With Serpents
1999, CD, Album, Acoustic Levitation, 
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, Avant-garde Jazz
Trilok Gurtu, Terry Bozzio, Daniel Humair & John Bergamo
Across The Bridge
1999, Cass, Times Music
Miroslav Tadić / David Philipson / John Bergamo
Bracha
1988, Vinyl Gatefold, 
John Bergamo
On The Edge
1986
Brian McFadin Quintet
Succulent
2000, CD, Noyes Music, 
Repercussion Unit
In Need Again
1987
Repercussion Unit
Christmas Party
1984, Cass, Album, Robey Records
Repercussion Unit
Turkey In The Grass / Startime / Boffondaghoul
1983, 7", Robey Records, ,
, Funk/Fusion/Avant-garde Jazz
APPEARANCES +
Arthur Russell
Iowa Dream
2019, CD, ,
, Art Rock/Country Rock/Folk Rock
Frank Zappa
Orchestral Favorites (40th Anniversary)
2019, 3x CD, ,
, Avantgarde/Symphonic Rock
James Horner
Project X (Original Motion Picture Score)
2019, CD, ,
, Score/Soundtrack
Leonard Rosenman
The Car (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2015, CD, Album, Intrada, ,
, Soundtrack/Score
Tim Patterson
Like Style, Dig? The Music Of John Bergamo
2015, CD, Album, Innova Recordings
Various
Masterworks Of The 20th Century
2015, 10x CD, Box Set, 
,
, Contemporary/Modern/Post-Modern/Serial/Twelve-tone/Experimental
Graeme Revell
Titan A.E. (Music From The Original Motion Picture Score)
2014, CD, Album, Ltd, La-La Land Records, Fox Music, ,
, Score/Theme
Buell Neidlinger
Basso Profundo
2009, CD, Album, Vivace Records, ,
, Modern
Gene Koshinski
Klung
2008, CD, Album, Equilibrium
Arthur Russell
Love Is Overtaking Me
2008, ,
, Acoustic/Pop Rock/Folk/Country
Zappa*
One Shot Deal
2008, CD, ,
, Blues Rock/Fusion/Avantgarde/Prog Rock
Grupo PIAP - Grupo De Percussão Do Instituto De Artes Da UNESP*
Sympathia
2007, CDr, Album, Not On Label (Grupo PIAP Self-released)
Russell Brower, Derek Duke, Matt Uelmen
World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Soundtrack
2007, CD, ,
, Soundtrack/Video Game Music
Vox One
Pure Imagination
2006, CD, Album, Primarily A Cappella, ,
, Vocal
Ear Unit*
Go
2002, CD, Album, Echograph Records, ,
, Contemporary/Post-Modern
Nilsson*
Duit On Mon Dei / Sandman
2002, CD, 
,
, Pop Rock
Richard Thompson
Action Packed - The Best Of The Capitol Years
2001, CD, ,
, Folk Rock/Pop Rock
Angels Of Venice
Angels Of Venice
1999, CD, ,
, Ethereal/Ambient
Various
Here, There & Everywhere (The Songs Of The Beatles)
1999
Ringo Starr
Vertical Man
1998
Various
Breaking The Barriers Of World Music
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Smplr, CMP Records, ,
, Art Rock/Avantgarde/Ambient
CalArts Jazz
Calarts Jazz 96
1996, CD, Album, Promo, California Institute Of The Arts,
Brent Lewis
JungleMoon - Site Of The Sacred Drum
1996
Gene Bowen*
The Vermilion Sea
1994, CD, Album, Gyroscope
Mokave
Afriqúe
1994
Lou Harrison – John Schneider
Music For Guitar And Percussion
1990, CD, Album, Etcetera (3)
Ali Akbar Khan
Journey
1990
Shadowfax
The Odd Get Even
1989
Lou Harrison
La Koro Sutro
1988, CD, ,
, Gamelan/Contemporary
Shadowfax
Folksongs For A Nuclear Village
1988
Howdy Moon
Howdy Moon
1987, CD SHM-CD, Paper Sleeve, 
,
, Folk Rock/Soft Rock
Dark
Dark
1986
The Mechanics
Parts And Labor
1985, LP, Album, EG, 
One Two November
It's Spooky
1983, 7", Single, Rai, DME Records (4), DME Records (4)
Eugene Bowen
Bourgeois Magnetic
1981, Vinyl, ,
, Minimal/Classical/Ambient
Lauren Wood
Cat Trick
1981, Vinyl,
Herb Alpert
Rise
1979, Vinyl, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Disco
Kalapana
Many Classic Moments
1978
Frank Zappa
Zappa In New York
1977, 2x Vinyl Uncensored, ,
, Fusion/Avantgarde/Prog Rock
Nilsson*
Duit On Mon Dei
1975, Vinyl Hollywood Press, ,
, Classic Rock/Blues Rock/Pop Rock
Andrew White Quartet
"Live" At The New Thing In Washington, D.C.
1973
Van Dyke Parks
Discover America
1972, Vinyl, ,
, Folk Rock/Calypso/Avantgarde
Addiss And Crofut*
Eastern Ferris Wheel
1968
The Brandeis University Chamber Chorus, Alvin Lucier, Pauline Oliveros, John Cage, Robert Ashley, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Morton Feldman
Extended Voices
1967, Vinyl, ,
, Experimental/Contemporary/Modern Classical
Kirk Brundage & Craig Bitterman & The Maelström Percussion Ensemble*
Percussion Music From The US And Europe
2014, 2xCD, Album, Not On Label
Ron George
The Floating Bubble
2008, CD, Innova Recordings
Various
The World Of Drums And Percussion Volume 2
2000, CD, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Various
The World Of Drums And Percussion
1994
Frank Zappa, Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra*
Strictly Genteel / Black Napkins
2010
Frank Zappa
Bognor Regis
2006
Ringo Starr
Vertical Man
1998, CD, 
,
, Pop Rock
John Cage
First Construction (In Metal)
1995, 7", Ltd, Unofficial, Dolor Del Estamago, ,
, Modern
Frank Zappa
Zappa In New York
2x Vinyl Uncensored, ,
, Fusion/Avantgarde/Prog Rock
