Solomon Hicks teaches beginning and advanced guitar along with music theory.
17 Facts About Solomon Hicks
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Solomon Hicks's first recording was when he was 14 with the Cotton Club All-Star Band.
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Solomon Hicks has toured in Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, Japan, Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, and the United States.
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Solomon Hicks started learning soul music, blues, and then Jimi Hendrix.
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Solomon Hicks was playing music before he learned to read music.
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Solomon Hicks attended the Harlem School of Arts and the [Jazzmobile] training program.
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Solomon Hicks's parents took him to jam sessions where he got to sit in and to clubs in Harlem such as the Lenox Lounge and St Nick's Pub.
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At an early age Solomon Hicks sat in on jam sessions with Charles Earland, and Jimmy McGriff.
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Solomon Hicks attended [Jazzmobile] workshops where he studied bebop with Barry Harris.
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Solomon Hicks graduated from Talent Unlimited High School as a music major in 2012.
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In 2010, Solomon Hicks performed during the New York Knicks game.
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Solomon Hicks has performed at the United Nations in New York City.
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Solomon Hicks has performed at the KISS Kruise V, the Joe Bonamassa Blues Cruise in 2017, the Festival De Blues De Bejar-Blues Cazorla-San Javier in Spain, in France at the Jazz Marciac, and the Cotton Club in Tokyo.
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Solomon Hicks has performed at music festivals in Spain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Tokyo, Japan, Denmark, Coppenhagen, Curacao, Jamaica, Mexico, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, and United States.
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Solomon Hicks has taught music at the Children's Aid Society in New York City.
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Solomon Hicks supports Jazzmobile and is a member of the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Solomon Hicks opened for Ringo Starr and Jeff Beck at the Holland International Blues Festival in June 2018 in Blues Village Grolloo, the Netherlands.