Chico Hamilton — American Musician born on September 21, 1921,

Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton, September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader... (wikipedia)

But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.
I don't dig staying in one groove.
I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything, have one primary concern - mankind.
And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay.
I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.