Chester Thompson

Chester Thompson

Chester Cortez Thompson

On 18 records in 2 Record Tribe collections

Played on

Black MarketWeather Report, 1976Drums One Size Fits AllFrank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention, 1975Drums Cheaper Than CheepFrank Zappa, 2025Drums Roxy - The MovieFrank Zappa & The Mothers, 2015Drums The Book Of LiesStu Hamm Band, 2015Drums Roxy By ProxyZappa / Mothers, 2014Drums Live In Berlin 1975Weather Report, 2011Drums LätherFrank Zappa, 1996Drums You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4Zappa, 1991Drums KnebworthVarious, 1990Drums You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3Frank Zappa, 1989Drums You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (The Helsinki Concert)Zappa, 1988Drums Three Sides LiveGenesis, 1982Drums Sleep DirtFrank Zappa, 1979Drums Everyday, EverynightFlora Purim, 1978Drums Seconds OutGenesis, 1977Drums, Percussion Bongo FuryZappa / Beefheart / Mothers, 1975Drums Roxy & ElsewhereZappa / Mothers, 1974Drums

About

Drummer and percussionist born December 11, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
For the Tower of Power / Santana keyboard player, please use Chester Thompson (a.k.a Chester D. Thompson).

Thompson has toured and recorded since the 1970s with a number of different artists including O’Donel Levy (1971–1973), Frank Zappa / The Mothers (1973–1975), Weather Report (1975–1976), Genesis (1976–1992, 2007 as tour drummer), Steve Hackett (1978, 1995), Freddie Hubbard, Ahmad Jamal, Phil Collins (1982/83, 1985, 1990, 1999, 2004/05, 2010 as tour drummer), Santana, Bee Gees, Ron Kenoly (1992–1995), Era, John Fogerty, Kirk Whalum, and Michael McDonald, and Taj Mahal & Keb Mo among many others. While still busy recording and performing, he also gives drum lessons at Belmont University (Nashville, TN, USA), along with doing clinics and directing a jazz ensemble. He has lived in Los Angeles (CA, USA) and London (UK), but now is living in Nashville (TN, USA).