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Simon Phillips
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Drummers · b. 1957

Simon Phillips

English drummer (born 1957)

Born
6 February 1957
London
Country
United Kingdom
Active
1969–
Discography
16 albums

Biography

Simon Phillips is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. Simon Phillips was born on 6 February 1957 in London. The music is usually filed under jazz and bebop. The discography here lists 16 albums, from “Two Generations” (1972) to “Protocol 6” (2026).

Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is an English jazz fusion and rock drummer, songwriter, and record producer, based in the United States. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s, and was the drummer for the band Toto from 1992 to 2014. Phillips worked as a session drummer for Brian Eno and Phil Manzanera's 801, Jeff Beck, Big Country, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Bernie Marsden, Jon Lord, Nik Kershaw, Mike Oldfield, Judas Priest, Mike Rutherford, Tears for Fears, 10cc, the Chemical Brothers, Pete Townshend, and the Who. He was the drummer for the Who during the band's American reunion tour in 1989.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Two Generations 1972
Protocol 1988 · Food for Thought Force Majeure 1992 · Live · B&W Music Symbiosis 1995 · Lipstick Records Another Lifetime 1997 · Lipstick Records Out of the Blue 1999 Vantage Point 2000 · Jazzline Protocol II 2013 · inakustik Protocol III 2015 · inakustik Protocol 4 2017 · Phantom Recordings Studio Live Session 2019 · Loend Records Protocol V 2022 · Phantom Recordings
Sherinian/Phillips Live 2023 · Live
Protocol V: Studio Live Session, Vol. 2 2025 · Phantom Recordings Symbiosis (30th Anniversary Edition) 2025 · Phantom Recordings Protocol 6 2026 · Phantom Recordings

Also plays on

Albums where Simon Phillips is credited as a sideman

1979 Touch Me There — L. Shankar drums (drum set)
1994 Shaken Not Stirred — David Benoit drums (drum set)
1995 Tambu — Toto drums (drum set), instruments, keyboard
1999 Mindfields — Toto drums (drum set), percussion
1999 Livefields — Toto drums (drum set), instruments
2002 Through the Looking Glass — Toto engineer, drums (drum set), instruments, tambourine, keyboard, mix
2006 Falling in Between — Toto engineer, drums (drum set), percussion, programming
2007 Falling in Between: Live — Toto drums (drum set)
2010 6 String Theory — Lee Ritenour drums (drum set)

Member of

Toto 1977– · American rock band

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Simon Phillips play?

Simon Phillips is known for playing drum kit.

When and where was Simon Phillips born?

Simon Phillips was born 6 February 1957 in London.

What are Simon Phillips's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Protocol (1988), Force Majeure (1992), Symbiosis (1995), Another Lifetime (1997) and Out of the Blue (1999).

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