Chester Thompson
ActingBorn: 1948-12-11Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography
Chester Cortez Thompson is an American musician. He is primarily a drummer, percussionist, session musician, producer, and teacher. Thompson is perhaps best known for working with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention from 1973 to 1975, and with the progressive rock band Genesis from 1977 to 1992, and again in 2007. He is a current member of his jazz group, the Chester Thompson Trio, formed in 2011.
Known For
Classic Albums
Self (archive footage)
Zappa
Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
Himself
Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace
Self
Santana: In Concert
Self - Keyboards
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
Self
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
Self - Drums
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Steve Hackett: The Tokyo Tapes - Live In Japan 1996
Himself - Drums
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
Self (archive footage)