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  1. Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) [1] was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne.

  2. Nov 26, 2013 · Chico Hamilton, a drummer and bandleader who helped put California on the modern-jazz map in the 1950s and remained active into the 21st century, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 92. His...

  3. Nov 26, 2013 · Jazz drummer Chico Hamilton, a linchpin of the West Coast jazz scene in the 1950s and '60s, died yesterday evening of natural causes in New York City, according to his publicist April Thibeault.

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  5. Nov 26, 2013 · NEW YORK (AP) — Foreststorn “ChicoHamilton, an influential jazz drummer and bandleader who was an architect of the West Coast cool jazz style and was known for discovering young talent, has died.

  6. Nov 25, 2013 · Chico Hamilton. Follow Artist +. Versatile, prolific jazz drummer and bandleader who covered many styles and incorporated unusual instrumentation during his long career. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 2010s. Born. September 21, 1921 in Los Angeles, CA.

  7. Nov 27, 2013 · Jazz drummer Foreststorn “Chico” Hamilton died this past Monday at the age of ninety-two. Hamilton was notable for his refined approach to the drumset, which leaned more heavily on creative orchestrations than on flash, an approach that in the 1950s inspired the movements of cool and chamber jazz.

  8. Sep 20, 2021 · Legendary jazz drummer and bandleader Foreststorn ‘Chico’ Hamilton, born September 21st, 1921 in Los Angeles, had a fast track musical education in a band with his schoolmates Charles Mingus, Illinois Jacquet, Ernie Royal, Dexter Gordon, Buddy Collette and Jack Kelso.

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