Chester Thompson
Actor
- Born
- December 11, 1948 (age 77)
- From
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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…
Filmography (47)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix (2025)Self
Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep (2025)Self (drums)
Louder Than Rock (2023)Self
Zappa (2020)Self (archive footage)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie (2015)Himself
Cheepnis (2014)Himself
Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme (2013)Himself
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC (2010)Self - Drums- The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and PerformanceThe Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance (2010)Self
Genesis: When in Rome 2007 (2008)Self
Genesis | Members Only DVD (2008)Self
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf (2007)Self
Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg (2007)
The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins (2007)Self
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation (2007)Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: Roxy, 1973 (2007)
Santana: In Concert (2005)Self - Keyboards
Frank Zappa: A Token of His Extreme (2005)Himself
Genesis: The Video Show (2005)Self (archive footage)
Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004 (2004)Self - Drums
Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour (2004)Self - Drums
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980 (2004)Self (archive footage)
Explosão de Adoração: Aline Barros In Korea Ao Vivo (2002)
Steve Hackett: The Tokyo Tapes - Live In Japan 1996 (2001)Himself - Drums
Genesis | Songbook (2001)Self
Santana: Supernatural Live (2000)Self
God Is Able - Ron Kenoly (1994)Drums and Percussion
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert (1993)Self- Genesis | A Midsummer Night's DanceGenesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance (1992)Self