Name: John Hicks
Dates: 1941-2006
Description
Lundy, C. Purpose, p2002. (piano)
New Grove dict. of jazz: (Hicks, John; b. 1941, Atlanta; pianist)
Guardian unlimited WWW site, May 12, 2006: (John Hicks; b. John Josephus Hicks, Jr., Dec. 21, 1941, Atlanta; d. May 10, 2006; perceptive jazz pianist whose rhythmic drive enlivened bands from swing to avant garde)
New York times WWW site, May 15, 2006: (in obituary published May 13: John Hicks; b. in Atlanta; d. Wednesday [May 10, 2006], Manhattan, aged 64; pianist who helped define the mainstream jazz aesthetic of his instrument)