John Hicks
Born John Josephus Hicks, Jr.
American jazz pianist
Born December 21, 1941 in Atlanta, GA, USA, died May 10, 2006 in New York City, NY, USA
At first being taught piano by his mother, Hicks studied at Lincoln University of Missouri, Berklee College of Music, and the Julliard School. After playing with a number of different people during the early '60s (including Albert King, Oliver Nelson, Grant Green, Johnny Griffin, Pharoah Sanders) he joined Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers in 1964. He then played with Betty Carter (1965-66) and Woody Herman (1968-69) among others.
In the early '70s, he taught jazz history and improvisation at Southern Illinois University before returning to accompanying Betty Carter.
