Drummer and percussionist born in Baltimore (MD, USA). He has lived in Los Angeles (CA, USA) and London (UK), but now is living in Nashville (TN, USA).

He has been touring and recording in the 1970ties, 1980ties and 1990ties a lot. He has worked with very different artists like Weather Report, Frank Zappa, Mothers, The, Genesis, Phil Collins and Ron Kenoly among many others.
Now he's still busy with recording and performing, bus 1998 he's also giving drumlessons at Belmont University (Nashville, TN, USA), doing clinics and directing a jazz ensemble.
Besides of this all he's also working on a solo project.

DON'T CONFUSE with Keyboardist Chester Thompson (2)