Kimberly Thompson

Kimberly Thompson
Also known as Kim Thompson[1][2][3]
Born Los Angeles, California, United States[4]
Origin St. Louis, Missouri, United States[1][2][4][5]
Instruments Drums[2][3]
Labels KTMUSIC Productions[3][5]
Website www.kimthompson.net

Kimberly Thompson is an American drummer and music educator.

Early life

Kimberly Ilana Thompson was born in Los Angeles, CA,[4][5] and raised in St. Louis, MO.[6] She began playing drums at the age of ten.[4][7] She attended Pattonville High School and was the drummer in the school band.[7] She graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in jazz composition.[1][2][3][5]

Career

Thompson is the President of the female founded KTMUSICPRODUCTIONS, a record label based in Harlem, New York.[3][5] She has released all her albums via the label, the first being Like Clockwork, in 2010.[3] Her latest album, Treasures Abound (A Tribute to the Jazz Greats), was released in April 2016 and features her dynamic drumming, showcasing modern themed classical etudes and original jazz songs written and performed with her jazz quartet.[8] She has served as session or touring drummer with several artists, including Beyoncé[2][3] and fusion guitarist Mike Stern. She has played with The 8G Band on the NBC talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers and has performed with the Kimberly Thompson Quartet at New York's Jazz and Colors festival.[9][10] Thompson is currently completing a musical produced by The Dodgers & Tommy Mottola on Broadway for “The Donna Summers Project”. She will also be featured in another Broadway success, Romy & Michelle, in October 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kim Thompson (official website)". Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Castiglioni, Bernhard. "Drummerworld: Kim Thompson". Drummerworld. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sutton, Heidi (September 17, 2012). "Beyonce's Drummer Kim Thompson Takes Her Career To A Whole New Level – Her Own – The News Burner". The News Burner. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "SavannahNOW – Savannah Morning News on the Web". Savannah Morning News. 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kimberly Thompson – Latin Percussion®". Latin Percussion. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ Zildjian artist page
  7. 1 2 "Zildjian Artist – Kimberly Thompson". Zildjian. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ Kimberly Thompson's Soundcloud
  9. ↑ "Seth Meyers Taps Fred Armisen To Lead 'Late Night' Band With Members of Les Savy Fav, Girls Against Boys". Billboard. February 10, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ NPR (12 November 2012). "30 Intimate Jazz Concerts In One Gigantic Park".
  11. ↑ iTunes - Dreamcatcher
  12. ↑ iTunes - Red Glory
  13. ↑ A Childs Eyes
  14. ↑ iTunes - Treasures Abound
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