Born August 4, 1953 in Richmond, Indiana, Jeff Hamilton is a jazz drummer
best-known as the co-leader of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. His musical
career began in 1975 when he joined jazz pianist Monty Alexander’s trio. He then
spent 1977 and 1978 playing in Woody Herman’s Orchestra. Hamilton then replaced
Shelly Manne in the L.A. Four in 1977 and went on to record six albums with
them. In 1985, he co-founded the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra with saxophonist
Jeff Clayton and bassist John Clayton. Outside of those projects, he also leads
his own trio featuring pianist Tamir H...