Gregory Tristan "Tris" Imboden (born July 27, 1951) is an American rock and jazz drummer. As an educator, he has been a drum clinician and author of tutorial materials.[v 1] As a performer, he has been in studio sessions and on tour 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.\n', '

Imboden\'s most notable studio session work has included recordings with Neil Diamond, Kenny Loggins, Firefall, Richard Marx, Steve Vai, Roger Daltrey, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. As a touring drummer, he has played with Kenny Loggins, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Firefall, Cock Robin, Michael McDonald, Los Lobotomys and other notable groups.\n', '

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,[d 1] the six-time platinum[d 2] 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 as platinum.\n', '

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