Discover: Frank Zappa
Influenced
Abi and Andy O' will explore music as varied as Rickie Lee Jones to David Murray playing music you might not expect from them. From Rickie Lee, we will hear…
The Night Beat — More Zappa, Angelo Badalamenti, & the Holidays
December 21st marks what would have been the 82nd birthday of Frank Zappa. He passed away at the age of 52 from prostate cancer. While it’s been a mere two…
The Night Beat — The Grand Wazoo and Waka/Jawaka
In April of 1972, Frank Zappa recorded two albums that ventured further into jazz than any that had preceded them or would ever follow: “The Grand Wazoo” by the Mothers…
Adam Bodine & Dave Corbus present The Music of Frank Zappa
This band will blow your mind and transport you through time. You will travel through an eclectic array of Frank Zappa creations with their dynamic, whimsical and extraordinary musicianship. Adam…
Frank Zappa & Jimi Hendrix—Beyond Category on The Jazz River
Contemporaries from the 1960s, revered and mythologized, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa traveled very different pathways in pursuit of their singular visions. Hendrix was the sonic astronaut, launching his guitar…
The Jazz River: Jimi and Frank
Since 1952, the jazz magazine DownBeat has elected musicians into its Hall of Fame. In all that time only two rock musicians were ever inducted, both posthumously. Jimi Hendrix in…
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