 Since 1987 he has been on the faculty at Berklee where he is Professor of Piano.Gardony's first album for Sunnyside Records was a critically acclaimed solo piano disc, "Changing Standards".His next album, "Breakout" (Avenue Jazz Records), was released in 1994 and featured Mick Goodrick on guitar as well as George Jinda (talking drum; udu), Satoshi Takeishi (taiko drums) and Stomu Takeishi (electric bass).