



Chester Thompson

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

Zappa
Self (archive footage)

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Self (archive footage)

Genesis: When in Rome 2007
Self

Genesis - Three Sides Live
Self - Drums

Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004
Self - Drums

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Self (archive footage)

Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour
Self - Drums

Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
Self - Drums, Percussion