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Daryl Stuermer
Daryl Stuermer
American guitarist
1
Genesis
Genesis
English rock band
2
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
3
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter
4
Alphonso Johnson
Alphonso Johnson
American musician
5
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
English musician, songwriter, singer, and producer
6
Simon Phillips
Simon Phillips
English drummer (born 1957)
7
Brand X
Brand X
British musical group; jazz fusion band
8
Terry Bozzio
Terry Bozzio
American musician
9
Michael Shrieve
Michael Shrieve
American drummer, percussionist, and composer
10
Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford
English drummer
11
Weather Report
Weather Report
American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s
12
John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
13
The Mothers of Invention
The Mothers of Invention
American rock band from California
14
Ian Mosley
Ian Mosley
English rock musician
15
Dixie Dregs
Dixie Dregs
American band
16
Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician
17
UK
UK
British progressive rock supergroup
18
Little Feat
Little Feat
American band
19
Guru Guru
Guru Guru
German Krautrock band
20
Steve Smith
Steve Smith
American drummer
21
John Goodsall
John Goodsall
British musician
22
Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham
American jazz drummer
23
Armando Peraza
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
24
Roine Stolt
Roine Stolt
Swedish rock musician
25
Paul Humphrey
Paul Humphrey
American musician
26
Chad Wackerman
Chad Wackerman
American drummer
27
Buddy Miles
Buddy Miles
American rock and funk drummer
28
John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
29
Jon Hiseman
Jon Hiseman
English drummer and sound engineer
30
Aynsley Dunbar
Aynsley Dunbar
British musician
31
Casiopea
Casiopea
Japanese jazz fusion band
32
Eddie Jobson
Eddie Jobson
British musician
33
Mike Rutherford
Mike Rutherford
English guitarist, bassist, songwriter, and singer
34
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer (1940-1993)
35
Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins
American musician, rock drummer
36
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Mexican and American rock musician
37
Jim Gordon
Jim Gordon
American musician
38
Vinnie Colaiuta
Vinnie Colaiuta
American drummer
39
Gary Husband
Gary Husband
British musician
40
Tower of Power
Tower of Power
American soul and funk band
41
Return to Forever
Return to Forever
American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea
Member of, past and present

Chester Cortez Thompson (born December 11, 1948) is an American drummer best known for his tenures with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention and the progressive rock band Genesis. Thompson has performed with his jazz group, the Chester Thompson Trio, since 2011.