Jazz On Hill | Rickey Woodard

Rickey Woodard was born in Nashville where he played in a family band with his brothers and sisters, playing Blues and R’n’B around the Nashville area. At an early age, Rickey came up listening to such greats as Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker and Sonny Stitt. Rickey’s favorite saxophone players are Hank Mobley and George Coleman, two of the all-time great players.