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Zappa Plays Zappa
Zappa Plays Zappa formed in 2006 with the specific purpose of performing Frank Zappa's music. The band includes Dweezil Zappa on guitar and vocals, along with...
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Zappa Plays Zappa formed in 2006 with the specific purpose of performing Frank Zappa's music. The band includes Dweezil Zappa on guitar and vocals, along with musicians who worked with Frank Zappa like Ray White, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, and Chad Wackerman. They've released live recordings including 'Zappa Plays Zappa' in 2006 and 'Roxy the Movie' in 2007.
Their setlists draw from Zappa's catalog that mixed rock, jazz, and avant-garde elements, with songs like 'Cosmik Debris,' 'I'm The Slime,' and 'City Of Tiny Lights.' The arrangements are complex, requiring the kind of technical skill that made the original recordings challenging to reproduce live.
Some listeners have questioned whether any band can fully capture Frank Zappa's particular creative presence, but Zappa Plays Zappa has toured regularly since forming. They play concerts that introduce his music to audiences who might not have experienced it otherwise.
Dweezil Zappa leads the group, which continues to perform Frank Zappa's material without attempting to position itself as anything other than what it is: a band dedicated to playing that specific body of work.
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