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Hicks studied music at Lincoln University in Missouri and Berklee School of Music in Boston before moving to New York in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1964–1965) and occasionally in the 1970s, worked with Betty Carter (1966–1968, 1975–1980), and was in one of Woody Herman's groups (1968–1970). From the early 1980s until his death he performed solo and led his own groups including The Keystone Trio.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHicks played and recorded with jazz artists such as Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, David Murray, Joe Lovano, David \"Fathead\" Newman, George Mraz, Arthur Blythe, Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz and many others.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pianist recorded the seventh instalment of the \"Live at Maybeck Recital Hall\" series of solo concerts, which were recorded for Concord Records.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/John+Hicks","playStationPath":"/stations/267438183/play","stationId":267438183,"bioPath":"/music/John+Hicks/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Don+Pullen","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/065/065e956fab52d0dc7291e52c3d9f4b06_md.jpg","artistName":"Don Pullen","artistId":113818,"station_id":282638673},{"musicPath":"/music/Mike+Ledonne","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f89/f89c0b7f7acf200817b3afceb285568b_md.jpg","artistName":"Mike Ledonne","artistId":106350,"station_id":281862095},{"musicPath":"/music/Chick+Corea+Akoustic+Band","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a94/a9442335d3180c815f5cde534f721b3f_md.jpg","artistName":"Chick Corea Akoustic Band","artistId":954,"station_id":113372971},{"musicPath":"/music/Dominick+Farinacci","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4be/4bec8fe9001c7a4e790a59d993e48580_md.jpg","artistName":"Dominick Farinacci","artistId":121905,"station_id":283708878},{"musicPath":"/music/Billy+Strayhorn","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/652/652ced681b28dba53a79802d2c071426_md.jpg","artistName":"Billy Strayhorn","artistId":102337,"station_id":279479483},{"musicPath":"/music/Charlie+Haden+Hank+Jones","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/327/327560a2d6a4a70a41409fa8a841d2b9_md.jpg","artistName":"Charlie Haden \u0026 Hank Jones","artistId":102441,"station_id":280764168},{"musicPath":"/music/Larry+Goldings","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d99/d99c086e335654cd700de5b07cee08ba_md.jpg","artistName":"Larry Goldings","artistId":101370,"station_id":280763701},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Roy+Haynes+Trio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b83/b8302c9bd5d6830e5de920364da3e27d_md.jpg","artistName":"The Roy Haynes Trio","artistId":95529,"station_id":276321411},{"musicPath":"/music/Bob+James+Trio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1e7/1e7e1da31fb0b9de9cf7eb22dd8b857b_md.jpg","artistName":"Bob James Trio","artistId":105006,"station_id":281861794},{"musicPath":"/music/Phil+Markowitz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d28/d28d08a5c7bc811d3df89ae27c531c31_md.jpg","artistName":"Phil Markowitz","artistId":125482,"station_id":284183524},{"musicPath":"/music/Sonny+Clark+Trio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cab/cab72728bb59e218e0159a40d56a6a3c_md.jpg","artistName":"Sonny Clark Trio","artistId":101259,"station_id":280763623},{"musicPath":"/music/Greg+Reitan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b24/b242429e3234a92eb38d9b0cf9a051f0_md.jpg","artistName":"Greg Reitan","artistId":100197,"station_id":278792552},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Pete+Jolly+Trio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f94/f941349dad36f6b2005b5fc87ebbf5a2_md.jpg","artistName":"The Pete Jolly Trio","artistId":106148,"station_id":281787458},{"musicPath":"/music/Louis+Hayes+Cannonball+Legacy+Band","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b50/b503fc79e625b831d60d8064db3153cd_md.jpg","artistName":"Louis Hayes \u0026 Cannonball Legacy Band","artistId":104216,"station_id":281787271},{"musicPath":"/music/Harry+Edison","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c37/c37be2676efbcbeaef1bba4ed2c4f509_md.jpg","artistName":"Harry Edison","artistId":106287,"station_id":281655794},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Ray+Brown+Trio+with+Ralph+Moore","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ce3/ce3490d56b2f9dc4e0f4555f0166006e_md.jpg","artistName":"The Ray Brown Trio with Ralph Moore","artistId":108162,"station_id":283944685},{"musicPath":"/music/Lenore+Raphael","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f41/f41d10a330f625a20b954e54bb66b374_md.jpg","artistName":"Lenore Raphael","artistId":78708,"station_id":267400567},{"musicPath":"/music/Ran+Blake","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/99c/99cf1c53d650815c517eb24c7f531ced_md.jpg","artistName":"Ran Blake","artistId":138365,"station_id":286824994}]}