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

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

Career

Thompson founded KTMUSIC Productions, a record label based in Harlem, New York.[3][5] She released her first album via the label, Like Clockwork, in 2010.[3] She has served as session or touring drummer with several artists, including Beyoncé.[2][3] 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.[7][8]

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. 1 2 "Zildjian Artist – Kimberly Thompson". Zildjian. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ NPR (12 November 2012). "30 Intimate Jazz Concerts In One Gigantic Park".

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