The well-known Hammond B3 organ artist Mike King started off playing drums in church when he was just four years old, before picking up piano by ear and playing at services by 14. Later, he studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, was selected to attend the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and the Ravinia Jazz Scholars Program on merit scholarships, and performed with Bobby Watson, Kevin Eubanks, David Liebman, Gary Bartz, Billy Hart, and Antonio Hart. Currently, King tours internationally with his own trio.