Thursday, August 10, 2023

Veteran Kansas City Jazz Musician & Educator Bryan Hicks

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Kansas City Jazz Musician & Educator Bryan Hicks .. He  was introduced to music in high school, where he played cello, bass, and sang. After only one year of college as a cello major, he became a full time professional at the age of 20. He started his career with the Inner-City Orchestra ..Over the years, he went on to play with the likes of "Fats" Dennis, Rich Hill, Ben Kynard and the great Ida McBeth. He helped co-found Malachy Papers, an avante-garde jazz-rock ensemble, and he toured France twice with this band. In New York City, Bryan played with Joe Farnsworth, "Doc" Cheatum and others ..We get into his decades of KC history, life in music, the future and much more .. Enjoy their tale .. 

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