Chester Thompson
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1948-12-11 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known for
- Zappa (2020) — Self (archive footage)
- Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016) — Self (archive footage)
- Genesis: When in Rome 2007 (2008) — Self
- Genesis - Three Sides Live (1981) — Self - Drums
- Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004 (2004) — Self - Drums
- Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour (2004) — Self - Drums
- Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation (2007) — Self (archive footage)
- Santana: Supernatural Live (2000) — Self
- Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live (1990) — Self - Drums, Percussion
- Genesis | Songbook (2001) — Self
- Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC (2010) — Self - Drums
- Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special! (1982) — Self
- Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham (1984) — Self
- Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert (1993) — Self
- Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium (1989) — Self
- Classic Albums (1997) — Self (archive footage)