p, dr, 1886-1930 US
Musician / Composer of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Arthur G. Hickman
Arthur G. Hickman (June 13, 1886 – January 16, 1930) was a drummer, pianist, and band leader whose orchestra is sometimes seen as an ancestor to Big band music. It fits into what are termed "sweet bands", something like that of Paul Whiteman. His orchestra is also credited, perhaps dubiously, with being among the first jazz bands. Jelly Roll Morton disputed this notion, as did Hickman himself. At first he even disputed that "jazz" was music at all, alternatively calling it a kind of bubbling water or just noise. Although born in Oakland, he lived in San Francisco, California for most of his life.
Art Hickman's New York London 5 Jazz and Pop |
Art Hickman's Orchestra Pop and Jazz |