On the Wings of an Eagle (album)
On the Wings of an Eagle is an album by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 2006.
The Missouri Connection
The Missouri Connection is an album by pianists Jay McShann and John Hicks, recorded in 1992.
John Hicks (field hockey)
John Hicks( born 14 November 1938) is a New Zealand field hockey player.
He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Carmen Leggio
Carmen Leggio( c. 1927 – 2009) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Leggio was born in Tarrytown, New York, and died there on April 17, 2009.
In his final years, he performed in clubs and restaurants throughout Westchester, like the Red Hat Bistro in Irvington.
In 2006 he recorded" Three Legends Live at the Division Street Grill" with Bucky Pizzarelli and Bill Crow at one of these dates.
On April 17, 2009, he suffered a heart attack in front of his home in Tarrytown and died later that day.
From an interview with Leggio conducted by Fred Cicetti, October 1999: Leggio(" music stand" in Italian) taught himself how to play at the age of nine.
He began on clarinet, imitating Artie Shaw on the radio.
He performed" Stardust, Nightmare", and" Begin the Beguine" on a King metal clarinet.
At 14, he switched to tenor saxophone and began playing in clubs in his hometown of Tarrytown, a suburb north of New York City.
" I quit high school, because I knew I was meant to be a musician," he said.
" But my father was so angry that he did n't speak to me for years.
On his deathbed, he admitted I was right to leave school."
That admission came after Leggio had played with Benny Goodman, Maynard Ferguson, Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, and Doc Severinsen.
He performed on television shows, movies, the Newport Jazz Festival, Birdland, and Carnegie Hall.
From Colin Smith, EZRock 99.1:
After playing in local bands, Leggio moved to New York City in 1950 where he worked with Terry Gibbs and became a studio musician.
His musical associations included Marty Napoleon, Sol Yaged( 1956), Benny Goodman( 1957), Maynard Ferguson( 1958 – 59), Woody Herman( 1963), and during the late 1970s the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra.
Leggio played the same instrument since 1961, a Gold Medal SML made in France by Strasser, Marigaux& Lemaire, and the same mouthpiece, a Selmer D. I do n't know much about horns and mouthpieces.
A friend of mine got me to the right sax and set- up and I just stayed with it because it worked for me.
A sax is like a pair of shoes.
If you get a pair that are comfortable, you can learn how to do any kind of dance in them.
Sweet Love of Mine
Sweet Love of Mine is an album by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 2006.
Trio + Strings
Trio + Strings is an album by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1997.
Thomas Hicks (athlete)
Thomas John Hicks (January 11, 1876 – January 28, 1952) was an American track and field athlete.
He won the marathon at the Olympic Games in 1904.
John Hicks (disambiguation)
John Hicks (1904–1989) was an English economist.
John Hicks may also refer to:
In the Mix (album)
In the Mix is an album by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1994.
John Hicks (pianist)
John Josephus
Hicks, Jr.( December 21, 1941 – May 10, 2006) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
He was leader for more than 30 recordings and played as a sideman on more than 300.
After early experiences backing blues musicians, Hicks moved to New York in 1963.
He was part of Art Blakey's band for two years, then backed vocalist Betty Carter from 1965 to 1967, before joining Woody Herman's big band, where he stayed until 1970.
Following these largely mainstream jazz experiences, Hicks expanded into freer bands, including those of trumpeters Charles Tolliver and Lester Bowie.
He rejoined Carter in 1975; the five- year stay brought him more attention and helped to launch his recording career as a leader.
He continued to play and record extensively in the United States and internationally.
Under his own leadership, his recordings were mostly bebop- influenced, while those for other leaders continued to be in a diversity of styles, including multi- year associations with saxophonists Arthur Blythe, David Murray, David" Fathead" Newman, and Pharoah Sanders.

Question: Did Carmen Leggio and John Hicks (Pianist) share the same nationality?
Answer: yes