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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour
as Self - Drums
2004
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
as Self
2008
Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!
as Self
1982
Cheepnis
as Himself
2014
Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
as Self - Drums, Percussion
1990
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance
as Self
2010
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
as Self
1993
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
as Self
1984
Genesis | Songbook
as Self
2001
Genesis: The Video Show
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Genesis - Three Sides Live
as Self - Drums
1981
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
as Self
1992
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
as Self
2007
Santana: Supernatural Live
as Self
2000
Louder Than Rock
as Self
2023
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
as Self - Drums
2010
