Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, first with a quintet featuring the cello as a lead instrument, an unusual choice for a jazz band in the 1950s, and subsequently leading bands that performed cool jazz, post bop, and jazz fusion.
- Occupation
- composer, jazz musician, percussionist, film score composer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 20, 1921, September 21, 1921
- Died
- November 25, 2013
- Website
