1. Roger O'Neal Ingram was born on November 13,1957 and is a jazz trumpeter, educator, author, and instrument designer.
21 Facts About Roger Ingram
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The youngest of three children, Ingram was born November 13,1957, in Pasadena, California.
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Roger Ingram's mother ran the household and worked as a tailor and dressmaker from their home in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles; his father was a freelance artist, actor, and musician.
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Roger Ingram's father worked as a staff animator on early Popeye cartoons and several early Disney animations, including the movie Fantasia.
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Roger Ingram hosted a radio show in Los Angeles in the 1930s, singing and playing ukulele.
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Roger Ingram played saxophone and harmonica and brought Ingram to hear Louis Armstrong, Harry James, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Al Hirt, Buddy Rich, Barney Bigard, Jack Teagarden, Kid Ory, Woody Herman, Rafael Mendez, and Teddy Buckner.
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Roger Ingram gave Ingram his first trumpet and mouthpiece in 1965.
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Roger Ingram's teachers included Bud Brisbois, Mannie Klein, Roy Stevens, Don Raffell, Bobby Findley, Carmine Caruso, Reynold Schilke, James Stamp, Uan Rasey, Mel Broiles, and Dan Jacobs.
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At sixteen, Roger Ingram toured with Louie Bellson, sharing section duties with Blue Mitchell, Bobby Shew, Cat Anderson, and Frank Szabo.
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At eighteen, Roger Ingram played first trumpet with singer Tom Jones and toured with him for six years.
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In 1985, Roger Ingram joined the Woody Herman Orchestra as lead trumpet.
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Roger Ingram remained with the band until Herman's death in 1987.
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Roger Ingram recorded three Grammy-nominated albums with Herman: The 50th Anniversary Tour, Woody's Gold Star, and The Concord Years.
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Roger Ingram is the last lead trumpeter to play with the "original" Woody Herman Orchestra.
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Roger Ingram returned to Los Angeles after Herman's death, founding and co-leading his big band with saxophonist Steve Elliott.
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Roger Ingram did commercial recording work, performed and toured with the New Xavier Cugat Orchestra, and worked on a consistent basis with the Peter Graves Orchestra.
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In 1990, Roger Ingram joined the newly formed big band of pianist Harry Connick Jr.
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Roger Ingram recorded three albums with Connick, working with him until the orchestra disbanded in 1993.
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Roger Ingram recorded three albums with Wynton Marsalis, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Blood on the Fields.
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Roger Ingram left Jazz at Lincoln Center in 1997 to tour and record with Ray Charles for two years.
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In December 2015, Roger Ingram wrote his first article for The Brass Herald and became a regular columnist for the magazine.