Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton Chico Hamilton appearing at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Tompkins Square Park, New York City, August 26, 2007 Background information Birth name Foreststorn Hamilton Born (1921-09-20)September 20, 1921 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died November 25, 2013(2013-11-25) (aged 92) Manhattan, New York, U.S. Genres Cool jazz, West Coast jazz, Progressive jazz, Free-jazz, Soul-jazz, Hard bop, Post-bop, Crossover jazz, Jazz funk, Boogaloo Occupation(s) Drummer Instruments Drums Associated acts Dexter Gordon, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Count Basie Chico Hamilton (born Foreststorn Hamilton, September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.