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Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks: Holidaze in Hicksville at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on October 22, 2014

Where

Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227

When

Fri, December 12, 2014
7:00 pm

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Musicians

Dan Hicks
guitar

About

$25/Adv $30/Door

No Comp Tickets

Sponsored by Erik’s DeliCafé

Co-sponsored by KPIG 107.5FM

Doors and dinner beginning at 6:00 PM

“Dan Hicks is lightning in a bottle.” – Bette Midler

Dan Hicks, “The Walkin’ One and Only,” is back at Kuumbwa with the Hot Licks to deliver his special brand of wry musings to the masses. As the author of several classic tunes, I Scare Myself; Where’s The Money?; How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away?; and Canned Music; Hicks’ songwriting style infuses the steady 4/4 guitar swing of Django Reinhardt with the lyrical wit of Fats Waller and the country blues of Jimmy Rogers. Hicks calls it Folk Swing, but whatever you call it, it’s finger-pickin’ fun. Get aboard holiday the train to Hicksville! This concert is a good fit for those who love the holiday, but are absolutely sick of what comes out speakers everywhere each December....

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