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Adrian Ingram - Superb Mainstream Jazz Guitar Player!
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    Adrian Ingram was born in Birmingham, England on May 20, 1950 and began to play the guitar at nine. When he was thirteen he heard a Wes Montgomery recording and from that time on chose to make the jazz guitar his profession. Ingram left school when he was fifteen and started to play as a means of earning a living in a large variety of bands. He was involved in studio work as well as performing across Europe and the U.K. in backing groups for American soul singers.

    In 1970 he made some recordings with the jazz rock group "Hannibal", playing lead guitar as well as writing music for this seven piece band. This recording led, in 1971, to several European live concert tours with "Hannibal". In the very same year Ingram began training to be a music instructor on a full-time basis. He also started to study the classical guitar on a professional level. In 1975 he acquired diplomas from Leeds University and the Trinity College of Music in London, after which he accepted an appointment as a full-time jazz guitar instructor in Birmingham.

    The next couple of years saw Ingram focusing on more jazz guitar research as well as establishing his skills as a writer on jazz and concert classical guitar matters. He offered lots of lectures and taught several jazz guitar workshops throughout the United Kingdom. In 1980 his method book "Modern Jazz Guitar Technique" was published. Since that time Ingram has been included in numerous other publications for the guitar. At the same time he was still very active as an entertainer both in the jazz fusion and concert classical fields.

    In 1982, following a period of time as a speaker at Huddersfield Technical College's School of Music, Adrian Ingram was named as full-time lecturer on jazz guitar at the City of Leeds College of Music. In 1985 his in depth bio of Wes Montgomery was released. Since that time Ingram has continued to regionally establish himself as one of the most vital figures on the British jazz guitar scene. His article posts and music appear frequently in numerous publications including Guitarist, 20th Century Guitar, and Classical Guitar magazine

    As an entertainer Adrian has performed live with a wide range of jazz artists including Martn Taylor, John Etheridge, Jimmy Witherspoon, Kenny Baker, Mundell Lowe, John Pisano, Jack Wilkins, Jimmy Bruno, Jim Mullen, Don Weller, Dick Morrisey, and Louis Stewart. In the educational field Ingram was a senior speaker on guitar at the City of Leeds College of Music and he is now also a regular contributor to Just Jazz Guitar magazine.