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Chester Thompson

US drummer Chester Cortez Thompson

From: Baltimore, United States
Since: 1948–present
Releases: 9

jazz

About

Chester Thompson (born December 11, 1948) is an American drummer best known for his tenures with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Weather Report, Santana, Genesis, and Phil Collins. Thompson has performed with his jazz group, the Chester Thompson Trio, since 2011.

From Chester Thompson on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Santana 1984–1984
Fire Merchants now drums (drum set)
Air Pocket now
Cosmic Cathedral now

Discography

Albums 5

EPs 1

Moonchild 2024

Live 2

Compilations 1

I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 93 1982

Links

Listen

Official

chesterthompson.com

Concerts

Buy

Reference

Instrumental supporting musician

Also known as

Chester C. Thompson · Chester Cortez Thompson

Identifiers

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ISNI: 0000000055191204
ISNI: 0000000131299365
IPI: 00129018980

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.