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Chester Thompson

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Born December 11, 1948 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Also known as Genesis · Chester Cortez Thompson · Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention

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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.

Filmography9 titles

Classic Albums

1997as Self (archive footage)

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016as Self (archive footage)

Zappa

2020as Self (archive footage)

Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC

2010as Self - Drums

Roxy: The Movie

2015as Himself

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

2007as Self (archive footage)

Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme

2013as Himself

Louder Than Rock

2023as Self

Genesis | Members Only DVD

2008as Self