Born 1921 (age 92) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Appears in 18 titles

Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chico Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Sweet Smell of Success
7.6
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
as The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Jazz on a Summer's Day
7.3
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960
as Self
The Sun Goddess
4.5
The Sun Goddess
1993
Magic Sticks
6.0
Magic Sticks
1987
as Mr. Jazz
Jazz Seen
8.0
Jazz Seen
2001
as Self
The Jazz Baroness
The Jazz Baroness
2009
as Self