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Adrian Ingram
Adrian Ingram is widely recognized as one of the foremost
authorities on the jazz guitar. He has written extensively about the
history, players, styles and instruments of the genre. As an educator, he
has served as guitar specialist for Birmingham Education Authority
(1975-1981) and Lecturer in jazz and popular music at Huddersfield Technical
College (1981-82). Following this he taught for thirteen years as senior
lecturer in jazz guitar at the prestigious Leeds College of Music
(1982-1995). Adrian has an MA in music performance and an Master of
Philosophy in music education. He studied music education with professor
John Paynter OBE (York University) and the guitar with Barney Kessel and
Howard Roberts. He was elected both Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
and Fellow of the College of Preceptors (FColl.P) in 1987 for outstanding
contribution to music education. Adrian also holds advanced diplomas in
classical guitar performance and instruction and has attained Dept. of
Education and Science’s "qualified teacher" status. His books include
definitive biography of jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, and The Gibson L5,
Its History and Players (Centerstream Publishing). Adrian has produced a
wide range of educational material e.g. Modem Jazz Guitar Technique
(Hampton), Cool Blues and Hot Jazz (Warner Bros.) and a suite tracing the
history of jazz guitar: Jazz Guitar Cameos (Mel Bay Publications, Inc.). He
is also the authorized biographer of luthier Robert Benedetto. Adrian has
written countless magazine articles and columns. He is a regular columnist
and consultant for Guitarist, music and reviews editor for Just
Jazz Guitar, and contributes to Classical Guitar, 20th Century
Guitar, Vintage Guitar Classics, Vintage Guitar and Guitar. His
international reputation as a player and teacher was consolidated by clinics
and workshops at major festivals (New York, Arlington, Cork, Philadelphia
etc.). Adrian also performs with leading jazz musicians with whom he has
made a variety of recordings, and participated in radio and TV broadcasts.
He is featured on the first jazz guitar DVD with guitarist John Pisano —
Live at Wakefield Jazz (Mel Bay Publications, Inc./String Jazz).
Adrian Ingram - The Essentials of Jazz
Guitar - DVD
In this superb instructional DVD lesson, jazz guitarist Adrian Ingram explains
and teaches
jazz improvisation and chord substitution. Beginning with basic chord scale relationships
and chord construction, he presents this essential material in an easy to follow format. Extended and
altered chords, substitutions,
harmonic pluralities, song form, and indispensable chord progressions are taught clearly
and concisely. All the
basic building blocks of important jazz guitar harmony and theory are explained
in this unique DVD lesson!
(62 min)
Booklet included.............................................................Price - $29.95
Adrian Ingram - Jazz For The Electric
Blues Guitarist - DVD
This outstanding instructional DVD lesson introduces
sophisticated jazz lines and more advanced chord concepts and takes the player from the
basic jazz blues
progressions to advanced jazz chord substitutions! Turnarounds and chord
families, together with further elaborations and inversions are also explained
and taught in an easy to understand way. Adrian Ingram reveals his
secrets of jazz
substitution and improvisation - showing how the fundamental concepts can be used to lift
your blues playing
onto a higher jazz plateau. Coloristic devices, such as Charlie Christian's
"worry notes" and Wes Montgomery's "octaves" are also taught.
(76 min) Booklet
included.............................................................Price
- $29.95
Adrian Ingram - The Guitar Styles of
Wes Montgomery - DVD
Adrian Ingram's detailed examination of Wes Montgomery's unique style is a
tour-de-force in the art of jazz guitar! Besides covering the more famous aspects of Montgomery's style, such as thumb and octave
techniques, important yet
rarely discussed chord substitution devices and single note soloing concepts
unique to Wes are also explained and taught in
elaborate detail. Rare film footage of Wes together with performances by Adrian of classic
tunes like "4 and 6" and "West Coast Blues" further illustrate and reinforce
the ideas and concepts covered in this exciting masterclass lesson!
(85 min)
Booklet included.............................................................Price - $29.95
Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio
Patterns - Stacy McKee
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This unique book includes 300 jazz
guitar chord
formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference format
that no one has ever done before!
Cross indexing makes
this manual
extremely easy to use and regardless of what style of music you play, we know
you
will find this
to be a
valuable, "must have" addition to your library. Stacy McKee was the
featured guitarist with "Les
Brown and The Band Of Renown" and for a limited
time only, we will include an exclusive copy of his book
FREE with
your first
order!
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