About
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.
Filmography
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix2025 · Self
Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep2025 · Self (drums)
Louder Than Rock2023 · Self
Zappa2020 · Self (archive footage)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words2016 · Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie2015 · Himself
Cheepnis2014 · Himself
Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme2013 · Himself
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC2010 · Self - Drums
The Drummers of Frank Zappa Roundtable Discussion and Performance2010 · Self
Genesis: When in Rome 20072008 · Self
Genesis | Members Only DVD2008 · Self
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf2007 · Self
Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg2007
The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins2007 · Self
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation2007 · Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: Roxy, 19732007
Santana: In Concert2005 · Self - Keyboards
Frank Zappa: A Token of His Extreme2005 · Himself
Genesis: The Video Show2005 · Self (archive footage)