(AP) Foreststorn “Chico” Hamilton, 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. He was 92.

In yet another strong showing by this venerable drummer, 92 year-old percussionist and band leader Foreststorn “Chico” Hamilton celebrates his working life in a trio of concerts – EUPHORIC: ...

Instead of cannonades and tumult, Chico Hamilton's drums whisper and sizzle and sing. They can thunder, but even then, it's often allusive - the sound of an approaching storm out in the great beyond. ...

Program from the weekly radio documentary series, Jazz profiles, chronicling the people, places, and themes in jazz. Combines interviews, archival recordings, music, and narration (music-to-talk ratio ...