Name
Chester Thompson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1948-12-11 (78 years old)
Place 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
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- 2004 Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour as Self - Drums
- 2008 Genesis: When in Rome 2007 as Self
- 1982 Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special! as Self
- 2014 Cheepnis as Himself
- 1990 Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live as Self - Drums, Percussion
- 1988 The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance as Self
- 1993 Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert as Self
- 1984 Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham as Self
- 2001 Genesis | Songbook as Self
- 2005 Genesis: The Video Show as Self (archive footage)
- 1981 Genesis - Three Sides Live as Self - Drums
- 2016 Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 Zappa as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance as Self
- 2007 Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf as Self
- 2000 Santana: Supernatural Live as Self
- 2023 Louder Than Rock as Self
- 2010 Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC as Self - Drums
- 2001 Steve Hackett: The Tokyo Tapes - Live In Japan 1996 as Himself - Drums
- 1989 Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium as Self
- 2004 Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004 as Self - Drums
- 1975 Weather Report: Live in Berlin
- 2005 Frank Zappa: A Token of His Extreme as Himself
- 2005 Santana: In Concert as Self - Keyboards
- 2013 Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme as Himself
- 1980 Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980 as Self
- 1980 Genesis in Liverpool as Self
- 1980 Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980 as Self
- 1983 Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal as Self
- 1987 Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987 as Self
- 2008 Genesis | Members Only DVD as Self
- 1992 Genesis | Opening Night as Self
- 1988 Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour as Self
- 2015 Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie as Himself
- 1982 Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace as Self
- 1985 Phil Collins: No Ticket Required as Self
- 2007 The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins as Self
- 2004 Inside Genesis: 1975-1980 as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 God Is Able - Ron Kenoly as Drums and Percussion
- 2007 Frank Zappa: Roxy, 1973
- 2025 Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep as Self (drums)
- 2025 Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix as Self
- 2002 Explosão de Adoração: Aline Barros In Korea Ao Vivo
- 2007 Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
- 1992 Genesis - Live from Knebworth as Self
- 1997 Classic Albums ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
