Brief Biography
Ardley was born on May 26, 1937 in Wallington, Surrey. He attended Wallington County Grammar School and at the age of thirteen started to learn the piano and later the saxophone. He read Chemistry at Bristol University, where he also played both piano and saxophine in jazz groups, and from which he graduated in 1959 with a B.Sc.. He developed dual careers in music and in writing and publishing, both of which he continued until his death on February 23, 2004.
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