Chester Thompson

Chester Thompson (76)

1948-12-11 | Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

On Movies

  • Roxy: The Movie
  • Cheepnis
  • Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme
  • Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
  • Genesis | Members Only DVD
  • Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
  • Santana: In Concert
  • Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004
  • Steve Hackett: The Tokyo Tapes - Live In Japan 1996
  • Genesis | Songbook
  • God Is Able - Ron Kenoly
  • Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
  • Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
  • Genesis | Opening Night
  • Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
  • Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
  • Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!
  • Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
  • Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
  • Weather Report: Live in Berlin

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