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In a Relationship

When's your Birthday?

october 12th

About yourself

INGRAM WASHINGTON
SINGER/VOCALIST


BORN IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA, INGRAM LEARNED TO SING SIMPLY BY LISTENING TO JAZZ MUSIC DURING HIS TEENAGE YEARS. HIS MOTHER, ALSO A SINGER AND ENTERTAINER DURING THE EARLY THIRTIES AND FOURTIES, WAS ABLE TO INTRODUCE INGRAM TO GREAT MUSICIANS SUCH AS DUKE ELLINGTON, COUNT BASIE, BILLY ECKSTINE, BETTY CARTER AND MANY OTHER GIFTED TALENTS IN THE MUSIC WORLD.

AS A VERY YOUNG MAN, INGRAM WAS PARTICULARY INTERESTED IN THE VERY POPULAR BALLADS PERFORMED BY WELL KNOWNS LIKE NAT ‘KING’ COLE, FRANK SINATRA, JOE WILLIAMS, AL HIBBLER AND BEN WEBSTER. BUT MOSTLY, INGRAM WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE SOFT MELLOW VOCAL SOUNDS OF BILLY ECKSTINE AND ARTHUR PRYSOCK.

HAVING PERFORMED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH PACIFIC, INGRAM HAS SETTLED IN EUROPE. HE THEN FORMED HIS NEW BACKING GROUP, CONDUCTED BY HIS CLOSE FRIEND AND PIANIST CAJAN WITMER. THE PARTNERSHIP THEN BECAME A GREAT SUCCESS IN HOLLAND, GERMANY, FRANCE, SPAIN, ITALY, BELGIUM, DENMARK AND THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER THEIR FIRST RECORDING “SWEET ‘N’ LOW.

INGRAM HAS RECENTLY JOINED UP WITH JEAN LOUIS VAN DAM’S TRIO “DREAM TEAM” AND IS NOW PERFORMING ON STAGE CONTINUOUSLY FOR A LARGER VARIETY OF AUDIENCES INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CASINOS AND FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT WESTERN EUROPE.

INGRAM HAS ALSO PERFORMED ON STAGE WITH SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL KNOWN ARTISTS, SUCH AS RAY CHARLES, MEL TORME, NINA SIMONE, JEAN ”TOOTS” THIELEMAM, TONY BENNETT, SPANKY WILSON, ANTOINE (FATS) DOMINO, SCOTT HAMILTON, TEDDY EDWARDS, SASKIA LAROO, JOHN C. MARSHALL, GARRY (DETROIT) WIGGINS, HANS MANTEL, KENNY BURRELL, TED HARRIS, DOUGLAS SIDES, HANS DULFER, COURTENAY WASHINGTON, MR. GAYNEL HODGE (AUTHOR OF EARTH ANGEL) AND MANY MORE.

HIS REPERTOIRE VARIES FROM EASY LISTENING BALLADS, DANCE AND SWING TO BLUES AND HAS A VERY SPECIFIC INTERPRETATION OF THE TIMELESS CLASSICAL EVERGREENS.


INGRAM’S WARM VOICE AND PERFORMANCE, PERFECTLY IN BALANCE WITH HIS CHOICE OF BACKING MUSICIANS, GUARANTEES A FABULOUS SHOW FOR HIS / YOUR AUDIENCE AND FANS.

Which of the following best describes you?

Singer, Performance Artist

Where do you live?

AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND / ROCHESTER HILLS, MI.

Website:

http://www.ingramwashington.com