Tris Imboden
Biography
Gregory Tristan "Tris" Imboden (born July 27, 1951) is an American rock and jazz drummer. As a performer, he has performed in studio sessions and toured with some of the most notable and highest-selling musicians of all time. He was the drummer for the multi-platinum band Chicago from 1990 to 2018. He is a multi-platinum selling artist. As an educator, he has been a drum clinician and author of tutorial materials. Some of Imboden's most notable work include recordings with Neil Diamond, Kenny Loggins, Firefall, Richard Marx, Steve Vai, Roger Daltrey, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Chicago, Anita Baker, Julio Iglesias and Stevie Wonder. As a full-time band member, Imboden's career has included Honk, the Kenny Loggins Band (including "Who's Right, Who's Wrong" featuring Michael Jackson, the six-time platinum Number One hit "Footloose", and "I'm Alright" from Caddyshack), and Chicago. His career with Chicago has seen the release of thirteen albums, several of them certified platinum.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Chicago
1970

Footloose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1984

Passion And Warfare
1990

High Adventure
1982

Brian Wilson
1988

Richard Marx
1987

St. Elmo's Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1985

Alive
1980

Keep The Fire
1979

Nightwatch
1978

Fast Times At Ridgemont High • Music From The Motion Picture
1982

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits Of Kenny Loggins
1997

Leap Of Faith
1991

One More Story
1988

The Secret Of My Success - Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack
1987

Can't Wait To See The Movie
1987

The Right Place
1981

Clouds Across The Sun
1980

The Best Of Chicago
2007

The Very Best Of: Only The Beginning
2003

David Foster
1986

Hideaway
1986

Vox Humana
1985

Airborne
1983
Credited work
951 releases · 117 albums · active 1972–2024
- Performance · 1,391
- Other credits · 247
Studios: Lion Share Recording Studios · Lighthouse Recorders · Ocean Way Recording · Sunset Sound
Frequent collaborators
- Chicago (2)
- Kenny Loggins
- Various
- Steve Vai
- Michael Paulo
- Neil Diamond
- Honk (2)
- Jay Ferguson
