Chester Thompson & Tom Fowler: Confronting Creativity

Chester Thompson is a legendary drummer & percussionist whose resume includes Frank Zappa/Mothers, Genesis, Phil Collins and Weather Report. His playing has been formative in fusion, progressive rock, soul, funk, pop and with jazz stalwarts like Freddie Hubbard & Ahmad Jamal. Chester has been releasing albums recently leading his own ensembles. Tom Fowler is a bass guitarist well known for his tenure with Frank Zappa/Mothers, Ray Charles, Jean-Luc Ponty, Steve Hackett, Banned From Utopia (Zappa Alumni band) and many others. He is part of the incredible “Fowler Brothers,” (two of them also played with Zappa) and with whom he has done a number of amazing records as Air Pocket. Interview conducted by André Cholmondeley Make Weird Music exists to encourage musicians and music enthusiasts to expand their creative horizons through interviews, educational content, and sharing of artistic music. If that resonates with you, check out all our other content! If you enjoyed this content, please consider donating to the cause by liking/following/subscribing and submitting content, ideas, money, buying a t-shirt, or even hooking me up with some weird musician contacts! http://makeweirdmusic.com/support Follow us on social media!   / makeweirdmusic     / makeweirdmusic     / makeweirdmusic   Or just visit the website: http://makeweirdmusic.com